BRACHYDACTYL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYDACTYL 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYDACTYL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYDACTYL is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYDACTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachydactylyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BRACHYDACTYL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BRACHYDACTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYDACTYL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRACHYDACTYL
5 longer words begin with BRACHYDACTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYDACTYL
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Common questions about BRACHYDACTYL
- Is BRACHYDACTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYDACTYL is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYDACTYL worth?
- BRACHYDACTYL is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYDACTYL?
- BRACHYDACTYL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BRACHYDACTYL:
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