BEARBINES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEARBINES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEARBINES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEARBINES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEARBINES
No single letter turns BEARBINES into another word.
How BEARBINES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BEARBINES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEARBINES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BEARBINES mean in Scrabble?
BEARBINES is the plural of BEARBINE.
Shorter words from the letters in BEARBINES
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Common questions about BEARBINES
- Is BEARBINES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEARBINES is not in it.
- How many points is BEARBINES worth?
- BEARBINES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEARBINES?
- No single letter can be added to BEARBINES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BEARBINES:
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