BROADSWORD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BROADSWORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
b3r1o1a1d2s1w4o1r1d2
PlayableBROADSWORD · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept BROADSWORD?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.3%
Our own measure of how useful BROADSWORD is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BROADSWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
broadswordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BROADSWORD scores
Scrabble b3r1o1a1d2s1w4o1r1d2 17
Words with Friends b4r1o1a1d2s1w4o1r1d2 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in BROADSWORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BROADSWORD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BROADSWORD
1 longer words begin with BROADSWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in BROADSWORD
barwoods14 barwood13 barrows12 borrows12 bordars10 dorados9 barrow11 borrow11 dowars10 abords9 adobos9 adsorb9 arrows9 bardos9 boards9 boords9 bordar9 broads9 broods9 dobras9 dobros9 dorbas9 droobs9 sorrow9 arbors8 dorado8 dorads8 dorsad8 adoors7 ardors7 doosra7 sordor7 bawds11 bawrs10 bowrs10 braws10 brows10 dawds10 dowds10 wadds10
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Common questions about BROADSWORD
- Is BROADSWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BROADSWORD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BROADSWORD worth?
- BROADSWORD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BROADSWORD?
- BROADSWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BROADSWORD:
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