BELLBUOY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. BELLBUOY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3e1l1l1b3u1o1y4
PlayableBELLBUOY · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BELLBUOY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 41 / 100
41WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.75%
Our own measure of how useful BELLBUOY is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELLBUOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bellbuoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BELLBUOY scores
Scrabble b3e1l1l1b3u1o1y4 15
Words with Friends b4e1l2l2b4u2o1y3 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in BELLBUOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELLBUOY has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BELLBUOY
1 longer words begin with BELLBUOY.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLBUOY
bellboy14 bluely11 bulley11 bulbel10 boulle8 lobule8 lobby12 belly10 bluey10 bully10 boule7 bley9 buoy9 obey9 yebo9 bleb8 blob8 blub8 bubo8 bulb8 yell7 yule7 bell6 blue6 bole6 boll6 bull6 lobe6 lube6 bey8 boy8 buy8 bye8 yob8 bob7 bub7 ebb7 ley6 loy6 lye6
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Common questions about BELLBUOY
- Is BELLBUOY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BELLBUOY is not in it.
- How many points is BELLBUOY worth?
- BELLBUOY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELLBUOY?
- BELLBUOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BELLBUOY:
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