BOOKSELLING is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. BOOKSELLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOOKSELLING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOKSELLING is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOKSELLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
booksellingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOOKSELLING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BOOKSELLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOOKSELLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOOKSELLING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The trade or business of selling books to the public.
Bookselling covers everything from independent shops to online giants and market stalls. Publishers and booksellers talk about the state of bookselling when they discuss sales, discounts and reading habits.
How BOOKSELLING is used
Used about the book trade as an industry or a profession.
- Her family has worked in bookselling for three generations.
- Online stores have changed bookselling beyond recognition.
- Bookselling is a hard business with thin profits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOOKSELLING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOOKSELLING
1 longer words begin with BOOKSELLING.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOKSELLING
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Common questions about BOOKSELLING
- Is BOOKSELLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOKSELLING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOKSELLING worth?
- BOOKSELLING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOOKSELLING mean?
- The trade or business of selling books to the public.
- What letters can be added to BOOKSELLING?
- BOOKSELLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BOOKSELLING:
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