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.
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
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
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.
What does BENEFACTS mean in Scrabble?
BENEFACTS is the present-tense form of BENEFACT used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BENEFACTS
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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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