BENTHOSCOPE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BENTHOSCOPE 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 BENTHOSCOPE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENTHOSCOPE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENTHOSCOPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
benthoscopesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENTHOSCOPE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BENTHOSCOPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BENTHOSCOPE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BENTHOSCOPE
1 longer words begin with BENTHOSCOPE.
Shorter words from the letters in BENTHOSCOPE
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Common questions about BENTHOSCOPE
- Is BENTHOSCOPE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BENTHOSCOPE is not in it.
- How many points is BENTHOSCOPE worth?
- BENTHOSCOPE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BENTHOSCOPE?
- BENTHOSCOPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BENTHOSCOPE:
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