BRACHYDIAGONAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYDIAGONAL 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYDIAGONAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYDIAGONAL is to know. It scores 26 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYDIAGONAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachydiagonalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHYDIAGONAL scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BRACHYDIAGONAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYDIAGONAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRACHYDIAGONAL
1 longer words begin with BRACHYDIAGONAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYDIAGONAL
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Common questions about BRACHYDIAGONAL
- Is BRACHYDIAGONAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYDIAGONAL is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYDIAGONAL worth?
- BRACHYDIAGONAL is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYDIAGONAL?
- BRACHYDIAGONAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BRACHYDIAGONAL:
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