BOERTJIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOERTJIES 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 BOERTJIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOERTJIES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOERTJIES
No single letter turns BOERTJIES into another word.
How BOERTJIES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOERTJIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOERTJIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOERTJIES mean in Scrabble?
BOERTJIES is the plural of BOERTJIE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOERTJIES
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Common questions about BOERTJIES
- Is BOERTJIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOERTJIES is not in it.
- How many points is BOERTJIES worth?
- BOERTJIES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOERTJIES?
- No single letter can be added to BOERTJIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOERTJIES:
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