BOATTAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOATTAILS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3o1a1t1t1a1i1l1s1
Depends on the listBOATTAILS · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BOATTAILS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful BOATTAILS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATTAILS
No single letter turns BOATTAILS into another word.
How BOATTAILS scores
Scrabble b3o1a1t1t1a1i1l1s1 11
Words with Friends b4o1a1t1t1a1i1l2s1 13
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOATTAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOATTAILS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATTAILS
boattail10 sailboat10 abattis9 balista9 oblasti9 talbots9 altoist7 saltato7 solatia7 abatis8 baltis8 basalt8 battas8 biotas8 blatts8 bloats8 obital8 oblast8 tablas8 talbot8 ostial6 statal6 tatsoi6 totals6 aboil7 absit7 albas7 baals7 bails7 baisa7 baits7 balas7 balsa7 balti7 basal7 basil7 basta7 basti7 basto7 batta7
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Common questions about BOATTAILS
- Is BOATTAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOATTAILS is not in it.
- How many points is BOATTAILS worth?
- BOATTAILS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOATTAILS?
- No single letter can be added to BOATTAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOATTAILS:
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