BASHMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BASHMENT is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BASHMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASHMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASHMENT
Front hooks — 1
abashmentBack hooks — 1
bashmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BASHMENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BASHMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BASHMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BASHMENT
- All 8 letters of BASHMENT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BASHMENT
1 longer words begin with BASHMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BASHMENT
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Common questions about BASHMENT
- Is BASHMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASHMENT, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASHMENT worth?
- BASHMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BASHMENT?
- BASHMENT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BASHMENT:
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