BESMUTCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESMUTCHING 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 BESMUTCHING?
| 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 BESMUTCHING is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESMUTCHING
No single letter turns BESMUTCHING into another word.
How BESMUTCHING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BESMUTCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESMUTCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BESMUTCHING
- All 11 letters of BESMUTCHING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BESMUTCHING
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Common questions about BESMUTCHING
- Is BESMUTCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESMUTCHING is not in it.
- How many points is BESMUTCHING worth?
- BESMUTCHING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESMUTCHING?
- No single letter can be added to BESMUTCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BESMUTCHING:
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