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BULBOPHYLLUM is valid in North America, not in Collins — 26 points

It depends on the list you play by. BULBOPHYLLUM is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

b3u1l1b3o1p3h4y4l1l1u1m3
Depends on the listBULBOPHYLLUM · 12 letters · 26 pts Scrabble · 33 pts WWF
26points in Scrabble
33points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept BULBOPHYLLUM?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.17
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
3.33%

Our own measure of how useful BULBOPHYLLUM is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BULBOPHYLLUM

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

bulbophyllums27

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How BULBOPHYLLUM scores

Scrabble b3u1l1b3o1p3h4y4l1l1u1m3 26
Words with Friends b4u2l2b4o1p4h3y3l2l2u2m4 33

Face value of the 12 tiles in BULBOPHYLLUM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
b22
u24
l34
o18
p12
h12
y12
m12

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BULBOPHYLLUM has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with BULBOPHYLLUM

bulbophyllums27

1 longer words begin with BULBOPHYLLUM.

Shorter words from the letters in BULBOPHYLLUM

hubbly16 humbly16 phylum16 bumboy15 phyllo14 bulbul10 hobby15 hubby15 humpy15 lymph15 bumph14 bumpy14 mobby14 muhly13 lobby12 lumpy12 plumy12 bumbo11 holly11 hully11 plumb11 bully10 molly10 polly10 pully10 pulmo9 hullo8 lolly8 homy12 hypo12 hump11 moby11 mopy11 pumy11 umph11 umpy11 upby11 yomp11 yump11 bomb10

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Common questions about BULBOPHYLLUM

Is BULBOPHYLLUM valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BULBOPHYLLUM is not in it.
How many points is BULBOPHYLLUM worth?
BULBOPHYLLUM is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BULBOPHYLLUM?
BULBOPHYLLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BULBOPHYLLUM:

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