BOOTMAKERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BOOTMAKERS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept BOOTMAKERS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOOTMAKERS is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOOTMAKERS
No single letter turns BOOTMAKERS into another word.
How BOOTMAKERS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BOOTMAKERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOOTMAKERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOOTMAKERS mean in Scrabble?
BOOTMAKERS is the plural of BOOTMAKER.
Shorter words from the letters in BOOTMAKERS
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Common questions about BOOTMAKERS
- Is BOOTMAKERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOOTMAKERS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOOTMAKERS worth?
- BOOTMAKERS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOOTMAKERS?
- No single letter can be added to BOOTMAKERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BOOTMAKERS:
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