BODYSHELLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BODYSHELLS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
b3o1d2y4s1h4e1l1l1s1
Depends on the listBODYSHELLS · 10 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BODYSHELLS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.9
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.6%
Our own measure of how useful BODYSHELLS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BODYSHELLS
No single letter turns BODYSHELLS into another word.
How BODYSHELLS scores
Scrabble b3o1d2y4s1h4e1l1l1s1 19
Words with Friends b4o1d2y3s1h3e1l2l2s1 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in BODYSHELLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BODYSHELLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BODYSHELLS
bodyshell18 beholds13 sloshed11 bolshy14 behold12 boldly12 debosh12 hoseys12 hoyles12 shelly12 sloshy12 boshes11 syboes11 dholes10 dholls10 dosehs10 doshes10 odyles10 sloyds10 soyled10 yodels10 yodles10 bodles9 bolled9 bossed9 deboss9 hellos9 hosels9 lysols9 shells9 sheols9 solely9 soyles9 lesbos8 dossel7 soldes7 losels6 hoyed12 yodhs12 boyed11
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Common questions about BODYSHELLS
- Is BODYSHELLS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BODYSHELLS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BODYSHELLS worth?
- BODYSHELLS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BODYSHELLS?
- No single letter can be added to BODYSHELLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BODYSHELLS:
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