BOARISHNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOARISHNESSES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BOARISHNESSES?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BOARISHNESSES is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOARISHNESSES
No single letter turns BOARISHNESSES into another word.
How BOARISHNESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BOARISHNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOARISHNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOARISHNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in BOARISHNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BOARISHNESSES
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Common questions about BOARISHNESSES
- Is BOARISHNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOARISHNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is BOARISHNESSES worth?
- BOARISHNESSES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOARISHNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to BOARISHNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BOARISHNESSES:
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