BOLSHEVISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOLSHEVISE 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 BOLSHEVISE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLSHEVISE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLSHEVISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOLSHEVISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOLSHEVISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOLSHEVISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BOLSHEVISE
2 longer words begin with BOLSHEVISE.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLSHEVISE
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Common questions about BOLSHEVISE
- Is BOLSHEVISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOLSHEVISE is not in it.
- How many points is BOLSHEVISE worth?
- BOLSHEVISE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOLSHEVISE?
- BOLSHEVISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOLSHEVISE:
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