BERBERIDACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BERBERIDACEOUS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BERBERIDACEOUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BERBERIDACEOUS is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BERBERIDACEOUS
No single letter turns BERBERIDACEOUS into another word.
How BERBERIDACEOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BERBERIDACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BERBERIDACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BERBERIDACEOUS
- BERBERIDACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- BERBERIDACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BERBERIDACEOUS
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Common questions about BERBERIDACEOUS
- Is BERBERIDACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BERBERIDACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is BERBERIDACEOUS worth?
- BERBERIDACEOUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BERBERIDACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BERBERIDACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BERBERIDACEOUS:
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