BIFARIOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIFARIOUSLY 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BIFARIOUSLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIFARIOUSLY is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFARIOUSLY
No single letter turns BIFARIOUSLY into another word.
How BIFARIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BIFARIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFARIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIFARIOUSLY
- BIFARIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIFARIOUSLY mean in Scrabble?
BIFARIOUSLY is the adverb formed from BIFARIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in BIFARIOUSLY
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Common questions about BIFARIOUSLY
- Is BIFARIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIFARIOUSLY is not in it.
- How many points is BIFARIOUSLY worth?
- BIFARIOUSLY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIFARIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to BIFARIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BIFARIOUSLY:
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