BORTSCH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BORTSCH 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BORTSCH?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BORTSCH is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BORTSCH
No single letter turns BORTSCH into another word.
How BORTSCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BORTSCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,737 thousand.
What stands out about BORTSCH
- BORTSCH 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
Anagrams of BORTSCH
The 7 tiles of BORTSCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BORTSCH
1 longer words begin with BORTSCH.
Shorter words from the letters in BORTSCH
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Common questions about BORTSCH
- Is BORTSCH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BORTSCH is not in it.
- How many points is BORTSCH worth?
- BORTSCH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BORTSCH?
- No single letter can be added to BORTSCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BORTSCH:
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