BETACAROTENE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BETACAROTENE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BETACAROTENE?
| 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 BETACAROTENE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETACAROTENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
betacarotenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BETACAROTENE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BETACAROTENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETACAROTENE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BETACAROTENE
1 longer words begin with BETACAROTENE.
Shorter words from the letters in BETACAROTENE
Showing 40 of 608. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BETACAROTENE
- Is BETACAROTENE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BETACAROTENE is not in it.
- How many points is BETACAROTENE worth?
- BETACAROTENE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BETACAROTENE?
- BETACAROTENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BETACAROTENE:
Open BETACAROTENE in the Word Finder