BIVARIANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BIVARIANT 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BIVARIANT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIVARIANT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIVARIANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bivariantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIVARIANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BIVARIANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BIVARIANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BIVARIANT
1 longer words begin with BIVARIANT.
Shorter words from the letters in BIVARIANT
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Common questions about BIVARIANT
- Is BIVARIANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BIVARIANT is not in it.
- How many points is BIVARIANT worth?
- BIVARIANT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BIVARIANT?
- BIVARIANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BIVARIANT:
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