BUCCANIERING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUCCANIERING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUCCANIERING?
| 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 BUCCANIERING is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCCANIERING
No single letter turns BUCCANIERING into another word.
How BUCCANIERING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BUCCANIERING, 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 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCCANIERING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCCANIERING
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Common questions about BUCCANIERING
- Is BUCCANIERING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUCCANIERING is not in it.
- How many points is BUCCANIERING worth?
- BUCCANIERING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUCCANIERING?
- No single letter can be added to BUCCANIERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BUCCANIERING:
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