BIFURCATES is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BIFURCATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableBIFURCATES · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BIFURCATES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.6%
Our own measure of how useful BIFURCATES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIFURCATES
No single letter turns BIFURCATES into another word.
How BIFURCATES scores
Scrabble b3i1f4u1r1c3a1t1e1s1 17
Words with Friends b4i1f4u2r1c4a1t1e1s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIFURCATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIFURCATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIFURCATES
- All 10 letters of BIFURCATES 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 BIFURCATES
bifurcate16 factures13 fibrates13 frutices13 furcates13 brucites12 suricate10 bifaces14 fabrics14 barefit12 bifters12 facture12 farcies12 faucets12 fiacres12 fibrate12 fibster12 fractus12 fruicts12 fubsier12 furcate12 surface12 ascribe11 becrust11 becurst11 brucite11 cabries11 cabrits11 carbies11 caribes11 rubaces11 suberic11 subrace11 fairest10 faurest10 fustier10 surfeit10 abiturs9 actures9 arbutes9
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Common questions about BIFURCATES
- Is BIFURCATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIFURCATES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIFURCATES worth?
- BIFURCATES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIFURCATES?
- No single letter can be added to BIFURCATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIFURCATES:
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