BOLTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOLTINGS 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 BOLTINGS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOLTINGS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOLTINGS
No single letter turns BOLTINGS into another word.
How BOLTINGS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOLTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOLTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOLTINGS
- All 8 letters of BOLTINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of BOLTINGS
The 8 tiles of BOLTINGS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in BOLTINGS
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Common questions about BOLTINGS
- Is BOLTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BOLTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BOLTINGS worth?
- BOLTINGS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOLTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BOLTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOLTINGS:
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