BENIGHTMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BENIGHTMENT 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BENIGHTMENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENIGHTMENT is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENIGHTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benightmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENIGHTMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BENIGHTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENIGHTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BENIGHTMENT
1 longer words begin with BENIGHTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in BENIGHTMENT
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Common questions about BENIGHTMENT
- Is BENIGHTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENIGHTMENT is not in it.
- How many points is BENIGHTMENT worth?
- BENIGHTMENT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENIGHTMENT?
- BENIGHTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BENIGHTMENT:
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