BESPICES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESPICES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BESPICES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESPICES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESPICES
No single letter turns BESPICES into another word.
How BESPICES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESPICES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESPICES has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of BESPICES
The 8 tiles of BESPICES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BESPICES
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Common questions about BESPICES
- Is BESPICES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESPICES is not in it.
- How many points is BESPICES worth?
- BESPICES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESPICES?
- No single letter can be added to BESPICES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESPICES:
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