BIRCHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIRCHINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3i1r1c3h4i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listBIRCHINGS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BIRCHINGS?
| 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
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful BIRCHINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRCHINGS
No single letter turns BIRCHINGS into another word.
How BIRCHINGS scores
Scrabble b3i1r1c3h4i1n1g2s1 17
Words with Friends b4i1r1c4h3i1n2g3s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIRCHINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRCHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRCHINGS
birching16 scribing13 bichirs14 riching13 brinish12 hirings11 shiring11 birsing10 bichir13 chings12 grinch12 iching12 nicish11 hiring10 brings9 icings9 ricing9 ricins8 rising7 siring7 birch12 chibs12 ching11 ginch11 chins10 cribs9 girsh9 hings9 nighs9 bings8 brigs8 bring8 icing8 rishi8 sirih8 brins7 ricin7 girns6 grins6 iring6
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Common questions about BIRCHINGS
- Is BIRCHINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIRCHINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BIRCHINGS worth?
- BIRCHINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIRCHINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BIRCHINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIRCHINGS:
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