BENEFACTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BENEFACTS 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.
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Depends on the listBENEFACTS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BENEFACTS?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful BENEFACTS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENEFACTS
No single letter turns BENEFACTS into another word.
How BENEFACTS scores
Scrabble b3e1n1e1f4a1c3t1s1 16
Words with Friends b4e1n2e1f4a1c4t1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in BENEFACTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEFACTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BENEFACTS
benefact15 enfaces12 absence11 cetanes9 tenaces9 enface11 facete11 facets11 faeces11 fences11 abcees10 fasten9 neafes9 nefast9 absent8 ascent8 basnet8 beaten8 benets8 centas8 cetane8 ctenes8 enacts8 encase8 seance8 sebate8 secant8 seneca8 stance8 tenace8 enates6 ensate6 sateen6 senate6 steane6 bafts10 beefs10 cafes10 faces10 facet10
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Common questions about BENEFACTS
- Is BENEFACTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENEFACTS is not in it.
- How many points is BENEFACTS worth?
- BENEFACTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENEFACTS?
- No single letter can be added to BENEFACTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BENEFACTS:
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