BUCCANIERED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUCCANIERED 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUCCANIERED?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCCANIERED is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCCANIERED
No single letter turns BUCCANIERED into another word.
How BUCCANIERED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BUCCANIERED, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCCANIERED has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCCANIERED
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Common questions about BUCCANIERED
- Is BUCCANIERED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUCCANIERED is not in it.
- How many points is BUCCANIERED worth?
- BUCCANIERED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUCCANIERED?
- No single letter can be added to BUCCANIERED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BUCCANIERED:
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