BUCKSHISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUCKSHISH 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUCKSHISH?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUCKSHISH is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUCKSHISH
No single letter turns BUCKSHISH into another word.
How BUCKSHISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BUCKSHISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUCKSHISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BUCKSHISH
3 longer words begin with BUCKSHISH.
Shorter words from the letters in BUCKSHISH
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Common questions about BUCKSHISH
- Is BUCKSHISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUCKSHISH is not in it.
- How many points is BUCKSHISH worth?
- BUCKSHISH is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUCKSHISH?
- No single letter can be added to BUCKSHISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BUCKSHISH:
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