BOTHERING is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOTHERING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
b3o1t1h4e1r1i1n1g2
PlayableBOTHERING · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BOTHERING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful BOTHERING is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOTHERING
No single letter turns BOTHERING into another word.
How BOTHERING scores
Scrabble b3o1t1h4e1r1i1n1g2 15
Words with Friends b4o1t1h3e1r1i1n2g3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in BOTHERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOTHERING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BOTHERING
- All 9 letters of BOTHERING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in BOTHERING
behoting14 berthing14 brighten14 neighbor14 othering12 thongier12 throeing12 benight13 bighorn13 bethorn12 gothier11 righten11 bornite9 genitor8 bright12 bother11 bothie11 brehon11 henbit11 gorhen10 heting10 hinger10 hoeing10 hogtie10 nigher10 righto10 thingo10 throng10 begirt9 beting9 binger9 biogen9 boring9 ethion9 heriot9 heroin9 hinter9 hornet9 nither9 nother9
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Common questions about BOTHERING
- Is BOTHERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOTHERING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOTHERING worth?
- BOTHERING is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOTHERING?
- No single letter can be added to BOTHERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BOTHERING:
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