BORAGINACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BORAGINACEOUS 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 BORAGINACEOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORAGINACEOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORAGINACEOUS
No single letter turns BORAGINACEOUS into another word.
How BORAGINACEOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BORAGINACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BORAGINACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BORAGINACEOUS
- BORAGINACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- BORAGINACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BORAGINACEOUS
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Common questions about BORAGINACEOUS
- Is BORAGINACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BORAGINACEOUS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BORAGINACEOUS worth?
- BORAGINACEOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BORAGINACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to BORAGINACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BORAGINACEOUS:
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