BENIGHTMENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BENIGHTMENTS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BENIGHTMENTS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENIGHTMENTS is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENIGHTMENTS
No single letter turns BENIGHTMENTS into another word.
How BENIGHTMENTS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BENIGHTMENTS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENIGHTMENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BENIGHTMENTS
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Common questions about BENIGHTMENTS
- Is BENIGHTMENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENIGHTMENTS is not in it.
- How many points is BENIGHTMENTS worth?
- BENIGHTMENTS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENIGHTMENTS?
- No single letter can be added to BENIGHTMENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BENIGHTMENTS:
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