BORNYLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. BORNYLS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BORNYLS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORNYLS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORNYLS
No single letter turns BORNYLS into another word.
How BORNYLS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BORNYLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 868,466.
What stands out about BORNYLS
- BORNYLS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BORNYLS
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Common questions about BORNYLS
- Is BORNYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BORNYLS is not in it.
- How many points is BORNYLS worth?
- BORNYLS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BORNYLS?
- No single letter can be added to BORNYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BORNYLS:
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