BOATNECKS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. BOATNECKS 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.
Which word lists accept BOATNECKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOATNECKS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATNECKS
No single letter turns BOATNECKS into another word.
How BOATNECKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOATNECKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOATNECKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOATNECKS
- All 9 letters of BOATNECKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BOATNECKS mean in Scrabble?
BOATNECKS is the plural of BOATNECK.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATNECKS
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Common questions about BOATNECKS
- Is BOATNECKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOATNECKS is not in it.
- How many points is BOATNECKS worth?
- BOATNECKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOATNECKS?
- No single letter can be added to BOATNECKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOATNECKS:
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