BIGNONIACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIGNONIACEOUS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BIGNONIACEOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIGNONIACEOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIGNONIACEOUS
No single letter turns BIGNONIACEOUS into another word.
How BIGNONIACEOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BIGNONIACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIGNONIACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIGNONIACEOUS
- BIGNONIACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- BIGNONIACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BIGNONIACEOUS
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Common questions about BIGNONIACEOUS
- Is BIGNONIACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIGNONIACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is BIGNONIACEOUS worth?
- BIGNONIACEOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIGNONIACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BIGNONIACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BIGNONIACEOUS:
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