BEAUFFET is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEAUFFET 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEAUFFET?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BEAUFFET is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEAUFFET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
beauffetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEAUFFET scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BEAUFFET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEAUFFET has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BEAUFFET
- BEAUFFET runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BEAUFFET
1 longer words begin with BEAUFFET.
Shorter words from the letters in BEAUFFET
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Common questions about BEAUFFET
- Is BEAUFFET valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEAUFFET is not in it.
- How many points is BEAUFFET worth?
- BEAUFFET is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEAUFFET?
- BEAUFFET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BEAUFFET:
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