BUREAUCRATIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. BUREAUCRATIST 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BUREAUCRATIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BUREAUCRATIST is to know. It scores 17 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BUREAUCRATIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bureaucratistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BUREAUCRATIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in BUREAUCRATIST, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BUREAUCRATIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about BUREAUCRATIST
- BUREAUCRATIST 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 BUREAUCRATIST
1 longer words begin with BUREAUCRATIST.
Shorter words from the letters in BUREAUCRATIST
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Common questions about BUREAUCRATIST
- Is BUREAUCRATIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BUREAUCRATIST is not in it.
- How many points is BUREAUCRATIST worth?
- BUREAUCRATIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BUREAUCRATIST?
- BUREAUCRATIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of BUREAUCRATIST:
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