BUOYANTNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUOYANTNESS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUOYANTNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUOYANTNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUOYANTNESS
No single letter turns BUOYANTNESS into another word.
How BUOYANTNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BUOYANTNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUOYANTNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BUOYANTNESS
1 longer words begin with BUOYANTNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in BUOYANTNESS
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Common questions about BUOYANTNESS
- Is BUOYANTNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUOYANTNESS is not in it.
- How many points is BUOYANTNESS worth?
- BUOYANTNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUOYANTNESS?
- No single letter can be added to BUOYANTNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BUOYANTNESS:
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