Is BENEFICIAL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEFICIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is BENEFICIAL worth?

BENEFICIAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BENEFICIAL?

BENEFICIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BENEFICIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points

Yes. BENEFICIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.

b3e1n1e1f4i1c3i1a1l1

PlayableBENEFICIAL · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF

17points in Scrabble

21points in Words with Friends

10letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept BENEFICIAL?

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	Valid

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.7

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.7%

Our own measure of how useful BENEFICIAL is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BENEFICIAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

beneficials18

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BENEFICIAL scores

Scrabble b3e1n1e1f4i1c3i1a1l1 17

Words with Friends b4e1n2e1f4i1c4i1a1l2 21

Face value of the 10 tiles in BENEFICIAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
e	2	12
n	1	6
f	1	2
i	2	9
c	1	2
a	1	9
l	1	4

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENEFICIAL has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BENEFICIAL

beneficials18 beneficially22 beneficialness21 beneficialnesse22

4 longer words begin with BENEFICIAL.

Shorter words from the letters in BENEFICIAL

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Common questions about BENEFICIAL

Is BENEFICIAL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENEFICIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BENEFICIAL worth?: BENEFICIAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BENEFICIAL?: BENEFICIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BENEFICIAL:

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