BELLBUOYS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. BELLBUOYS 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.
b3e1l1l1b3u1o1y4s1
PlayableBELLBUOYS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BELLBUOYS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful BELLBUOYS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BELLBUOYS
No single letter turns BELLBUOYS into another word.
How BELLBUOYS scores
Scrabble b3e1l1l1b3u1o1y4s1 16
Words with Friends b4e1l2l2b4u2o1y3s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BELLBUOYS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BELLBUOYS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BELLBUOYS
bellboys15 bellbuoy15 bellboy14 bulleys12 solubly12 bulbels11 boulles9 lobules9 soluble9 busboy13 slobby13 slubby13 blousy11 bluely11 bluesy11 blueys11 bulley11 buboes10 bulbel10 solely9 blouse8 boules8 boulle8 lobule8 obelus8 busby12 lobby12 subby12 sybbe12 belly10 bleys10 bluey10 bousy10 bully10 buoys10 obeys10 syboe10 blebs9 blobs9 blubs9
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Common questions about BELLBUOYS
- Is BELLBUOYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BELLBUOYS is not in it.
- How many points is BELLBUOYS worth?
- BELLBUOYS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BELLBUOYS?
- No single letter can be added to BELLBUOYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BELLBUOYS:
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