Scrabble Word Finder

BIFURCATE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. BIFURCATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableBIFURCATE · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept BIFURCATE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.78
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.78%

Our own measure of how useful BIFURCATE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BIFURCATE

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 2

bifurcated18 bifurcates17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BIFURCATE scores

Scrabble b3i1f4u1r1c3a1t1e1 16
Words with Friends b4i1f4u2r1c4a1t1e1 19

Face value of the 9 tiles in BIFURCATE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b12
i19
f12
u14
r16
c12
a19
t16
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFURCATE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about BIFURCATE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with BIFURCATE

bifurcated18 bifurcates17

2 longer words begin with BIFURCATE.

Shorter words from the letters in BIFURCATE

barefit12 facture12 fibrate12 furcate12 brucite11 biface13 fabric13 bifter11 farcie11 faucet11 fiacre11 fracti11 fruict11 furcae11 cabrie10 cabrit10 caribe10 rubace10 terbic10 treifa9 abitur8 acture8 acuter8 arbute8 baiter8 barite8 cauter8 cuiter8 curate8 curiae8 curiet8 curite8 rebait8 rubati8 tauric8 terbia8 uratic8 uretic8 urtica8 barfi10

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Common questions about BIFURCATE

Is BIFURCATE valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFURCATE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is BIFURCATE worth?
BIFURCATE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BIFURCATE?
BIFURCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIFURCATE:

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