BESTIALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. BESTIALS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BESTIALS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BESTIALS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BESTIALS
No single letter turns BESTIALS into another word.
How BESTIALS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BESTIALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BESTIALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BESTIALS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BESTIALS
The 8 tiles of BESTIALS in a different order — 5 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BESTIALS
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Common questions about BESTIALS
- Is BESTIALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BESTIALS is not in it.
- How many points is BESTIALS worth?
- BESTIALS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BESTIALS?
- No single letter can be added to BESTIALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BESTIALS:
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