CABLECAST is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. CABLECAST is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableCABLECAST · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CABLECAST?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful CABLECAST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABLECAST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cablecastsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABLECAST scores
Scrabble c3a1b3l1e1c3a1s1t1 15
Words with Friends c4a1b4l2e1c4a1s1t1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in CABLECAST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CABLECAST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CABLECAST
3 longer words begin with CABLECAST.
Shorter words from the letters in CABLECAST
cascabel14 cascable14 castable12 accable13 baccate13 actable11 cablets11 saccate11 ablates9 acetals9 astable9 lactase9 baccae12 baccas12 cabals10 cables10 cablet10 caecal10 calces10 abates8 ablate8 ablest8 ablets8 acates8 acetal8 basalt8 bastle8 blaest8 blates8 bleats8 calesa8 castle8 cleats8 eclats8 lacets8 scalae8 sclate8 stable8 tablas8 tables8
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Common questions about CABLECAST
- Is CABLECAST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CABLECAST is not in it.
- How many points is CABLECAST worth?
- CABLECAST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CABLECAST?
- CABLECAST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CABLECAST:
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