BRACHYDOME is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYDOME 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYDOME?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYDOME is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYDOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachydomesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHYDOME scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BRACHYDOME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYDOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BRACHYDOME
- All 10 letters of BRACHYDOME are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BRACHYDOME
1 longer words begin with BRACHYDOME.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYDOME
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Common questions about BRACHYDOME
- Is BRACHYDOME valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYDOME is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYDOME worth?
- BRACHYDOME is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYDOME?
- BRACHYDOME takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BRACHYDOME:
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