BIVALENCY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. BIVALENCY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
b3i1v4a1l1e1n1c3y4
PlayableBIVALENCY · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BIVALENCY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.33%
Our own measure of how useful BIVALENCY is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIVALENCY
No single letter turns BIVALENCY into another word.
How BIVALENCY scores
Scrabble b3i1v4a1l1e1n1c3y4 19
Words with Friends b4i1v5a1l2e1n2c4y3 23
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIVALENCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIVALENCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BIVALENCY
- All 9 letters of BIVALENCY 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 BIVALENCY
enviably16 valency15 naively13 bylive14 viably14 beylic13 vainly12 bailey11 bylane11 byline11 clavie11 incave11 nicely11 viable11 alevin9 alvine9 valine9 veinal9 venial9 vineal9 ancile8 inlace8 vibey13 leavy11 vealy11 veily11 veiny11 vinyl11 bavin10 bayle10 beany10 belay10 bialy10 bliny10 blive10 calve10 cavel10 cavie10 cavil10 clave10
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Common questions about BIVALENCY
- Is BIVALENCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIVALENCY is not in it.
- How many points is BIVALENCY worth?
- BIVALENCY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIVALENCY?
- No single letter can be added to BIVALENCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIVALENCY:
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