BIMONTHLY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BIMONTHLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIMONTHLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIMONTHLY is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIMONTHLY
No single letter turns BIMONTHLY into another word.
How BIMONTHLY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIMONTHLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIMONTHLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIMONTHLY
- All 9 letters of BIMONTHLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIMONTHLY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Happening once every two months, or sometimes twice each month.
Bimonthly is a notorious source of confusion because it can mean every other month or twice a month. Writers who need to be clear often choose "every two months" or "twice monthly" instead of bimonthly.
How BIMONTHLY is used
Used for magazines, meetings and payments; context or a clearer phrase avoids ambiguity.
- The society publishes a bimonthly newsletter.
- We hold a bimonthly meeting in the library.
- Her bimonthly check-ups happen every other month.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIMONTHLY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in BIMONTHLY
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Common questions about BIMONTHLY
- Is BIMONTHLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIMONTHLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIMONTHLY worth?
- BIMONTHLY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIMONTHLY mean?
- Happening once every two months, or sometimes twice each month.
- What letters can be added to BIMONTHLY?
- No single letter can be added to BIMONTHLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIMONTHLY:
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