BUCCANEERINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUCCANEERINGS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUCCANEERINGS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCCANEERINGS is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCCANEERINGS
No single letter turns BUCCANEERINGS into another word.
How BUCCANEERINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BUCCANEERINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCCANEERINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCCANEERINGS
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Common questions about BUCCANEERINGS
- Is BUCCANEERINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUCCANEERINGS is not in it.
- How many points is BUCCANEERINGS worth?
- BUCCANEERINGS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUCCANEERINGS?
- No single letter can be added to BUCCANEERINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BUCCANEERINGS:
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