BEDELSHIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEDELSHIPS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEDELSHIPS?
| 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 BEDELSHIPS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEDELSHIPS
No single letter turns BEDELSHIPS into another word.
How BEDELSHIPS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BEDELSHIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEDELSHIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BEDELSHIPS
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Common questions about BEDELSHIPS
- Is BEDELSHIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEDELSHIPS is not in it.
- How many points is BEDELSHIPS worth?
- BEDELSHIPS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEDELSHIPS?
- No single letter can be added to BEDELSHIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BEDELSHIPS:
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