BIRTHPLACE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BIRTHPLACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIRTHPLACE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIRTHPLACE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIRTHPLACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
birthplacesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIRTHPLACE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BIRTHPLACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIRTHPLACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIRTHPLACE
- All 10 letters of BIRTHPLACE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BIRTHPLACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The town, house or country where a person was born, or where something began.
Forms ask for your birthplace to record where you were born, and tourists visit the birthplace of famous writers. The word also extends to ideas, so a city may be called the birthplace of jazz.
How BIRTHPLACE is used
Names the place of someone's birth or the origin point of a movement.
- The cottage is the birthplace of the famous poet.
- Write your date and birthplace on the form.
- Greece is often called the birthplace of democracy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIRTHPLACE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIRTHPLACE
1 longer words begin with BIRTHPLACE.
Shorter words from the letters in BIRTHPLACE
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Common questions about BIRTHPLACE
- Is BIRTHPLACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIRTHPLACE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIRTHPLACE worth?
- BIRTHPLACE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIRTHPLACE mean?
- The town, house or country where a person was born, or where something began.
- What letters can be added to BIRTHPLACE?
- BIRTHPLACE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BIRTHPLACE:
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