BENCHLESS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. BENCHLESS 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.
b3e1n1c3h4l1e1s1s1
PlayableBENCHLESS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BENCHLESS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful BENCHLESS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENCHLESS
No single letter turns BENCHLESS into another word.
How BENCHLESS scores
Scrabble b3e1n1c3h4l1e1s1s1 16
Words with Friends b4e1n2c4h3l2e1s1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in BENCHLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENCHLESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BENCHLESS
blenches15 belches14 benches14 chessel12 elenchs12 blench13 elench11 hebens11 leches11 secesh11 sleech11 celebs10 sheels9 sheens9 sneesh9 censes8 lebens8 nebels8 scenes8 lenses6 lessen6 beech12 belch12 bench12 blech12 bhels10 chess10 eches10 heben10 hebes10 hence10 leech10 sechs10 celeb9 heels8 heles8 sheel8 sheen8 benes7 beses7
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Common questions about BENCHLESS
- Is BENCHLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENCHLESS is not in it.
- How many points is BENCHLESS worth?
- BENCHLESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENCHLESS?
- No single letter can be added to BENCHLESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BENCHLESS:
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