BUREAUCRAT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BUREAUCRAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BUREAUCRAT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUREAUCRAT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUREAUCRAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bureaucratsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUREAUCRAT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in BUREAUCRAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUREAUCRAT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUREAUCRAT
- BUREAUCRAT runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with BUREAUCRAT
18 longer words begin with BUREAUCRAT.
Shorter words from the letters in BUREAUCRAT
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Common questions about BUREAUCRAT
- Is BUREAUCRAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BUREAUCRAT, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BUREAUCRAT worth?
- BUREAUCRAT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUREAUCRAT?
- BUREAUCRAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of BUREAUCRAT:
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