BEARWARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEARWARDS 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 not accept it either.
b3e1a1r1w4a1r1d2s1
Depends on the listBEARWARDS · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BEARWARDS?
| 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
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BEARWARDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEARWARDS
No single letter turns BEARWARDS into another word.
How BEARWARDS scores
Scrabble b3e1a1r1w4a1r1d2s1 15
Words with Friends b4e1a1r1w4a1r1d2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in BEARWARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEARWARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BEARWARDS
badwares14 bearward14 drawbars14 barwares13 awarders12 abraders11 badware13 drawbar13 barware12 adwares11 awarder11 drawers11 redraws11 rewards11 seaward11 warders11 abrader10 abrades10 darbars10 arrased8 brawer11 adware10 awards10 dewars10 drawer10 redraw10 reward10 sawder10 sweard10 waders10 warder10 warred10 abased9 abrade9 ardebs9 awarer9 bardes9 barred9 beards9 breads9
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Common questions about BEARWARDS
- Is BEARWARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEARWARDS is not in it.
- How many points is BEARWARDS worth?
- BEARWARDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEARWARDS?
- No single letter can be added to BEARWARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BEARWARDS:
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