BETHWACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BETHWACKS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BETHWACKS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETHWACKS is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETHWACKS
No single letter turns BETHWACKS into another word.
How BETHWACKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BETHWACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BETHWACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BETHWACKS
- All 9 letters of BETHWACKS 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 BETHWACKS
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Common questions about BETHWACKS
- Is BETHWACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BETHWACKS is not in it.
- How many points is BETHWACKS worth?
- BETHWACKS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BETHWACKS?
- No single letter can be added to BETHWACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BETHWACKS:
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