BOILERIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOILERIES 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.
Which word lists accept BOILERIES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOILERIES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOILERIES
No single letter turns BOILERIES into another word.
How BOILERIES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOILERIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOILERIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOILERIES mean in Scrabble?
BOILERIES is the plural of BOILERY.
Shorter words from the letters in BOILERIES
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Common questions about BOILERIES
- Is BOILERIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOILERIES is not in it.
- How many points is BOILERIES worth?
- BOILERIES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOILERIES?
- No single letter can be added to BOILERIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOILERIES:
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