BRACHYGRAPHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 31 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYGRAPHY 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 31 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYGRAPHY?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYGRAPHY is to know. It scores 31 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYGRAPHY
No single letter turns BRACHYGRAPHY into another word.
How BRACHYGRAPHY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BRACHYGRAPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYGRAPHY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYGRAPHY
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Common questions about BRACHYGRAPHY
- Is BRACHYGRAPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYGRAPHY is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYGRAPHY worth?
- BRACHYGRAPHY is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYGRAPHY?
- No single letter can be added to BRACHYGRAPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BRACHYGRAPHY:
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