BODYGUARDING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 21 points
Yes for Scrabble. BODYGUARDING 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.
b3o1d2y4g2u1a1r1d2i1n1g2
PlayableBODYGUARDING · 12 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
25points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BODYGUARDING?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BODYGUARDING is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODYGUARDING
No single letter turns BODYGUARDING into another word.
How BODYGUARDING scores
Scrabble b3o1d2y4g2u1a1r1d2i1n1g2 21
Words with Friends b4o1d2y3g3u2a1r1d2i1n2g3 25
Face value of the 12 tiles in BODYGUARDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BODYGUARDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BODYGUARDING
bodyguard17 duobinary15 buddying16 boundary14 ruddying14 bradding13 brodding13 abording12 boarding12 bourding12 drudging12 guarddog12 obduring12 airbound11 guarding11 rigaudon10 bodying14 braying13 buoying13 burying13 gryding13 rubying13 unibody13 badging12 birddog12 bodging12 boggard12 budding12 budging12 diandry12 draying12 graying12 organdy12 yarding12 aboding11 barding11 barging11 bouging11 brigand11 daubing11
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Common questions about BODYGUARDING
- Is BODYGUARDING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BODYGUARDING is not in it.
- How many points is BODYGUARDING worth?
- BODYGUARDING is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BODYGUARDING?
- No single letter can be added to BODYGUARDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BODYGUARDING:
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