BULIMUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BULIMUSES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
b3u1l1i1m3u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listBULIMUSES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept BULIMUSES?
| 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: 25 / 100
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful BULIMUSES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BULIMUSES
No single letter turns BULIMUSES into another word.
How BULIMUSES scores
Scrabble b3u1l1i1m3u1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends b4u2l2i1m4u2s1e1s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in BULIMUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BULIMUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in BULIMUSES
limbuses12 sublimes12 bulimus11 sublime11 subsume11 mueslis9 blumes10 imbues10 limbus10 lumbus10 sebums10 umbels10 umbles10 bulses8 busies8 missel8 misuse8 muesli8 mulies8 mulses8 mussel8 simuls8 slimes8 smiles8 blume9 embus9 imbue9 limbs9 lumbi9 sebum9 umbel9 umble9 biles7 bises7 bless7 bliss7 blues7 bulse7 buses7 bussu7
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Common questions about BULIMUSES
- Is BULIMUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BULIMUSES is not in it.
- How many points is BULIMUSES worth?
- BULIMUSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BULIMUSES?
- No single letter can be added to BULIMUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BULIMUSES:
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