BETOILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BETOILS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BETOILS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BETOILS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BETOILS
No single letter turns BETOILS into another word.
How BETOILS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BETOILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does BETOILS mean in Scrabble?
BETOILS is the present-tense form of BETOIL used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in BETOILS
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Common questions about BETOILS
- Is BETOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BETOILS is not in it.
- How many points is BETOILS worth?
- BETOILS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BETOILS?
- No single letter can be added to BETOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BETOILS:
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