CONTRABANDISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CONTRABANDISMS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CONTRABANDISMS?
| 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 CONTRABANDISMS is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONTRABANDISMS
No single letter turns CONTRABANDISMS into another word.
How CONTRABANDISMS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CONTRABANDISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CONTRABANDISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CONTRABANDISMS
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Common questions about CONTRABANDISMS
- Is CONTRABANDISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CONTRABANDISMS is not in it.
- How many points is CONTRABANDISMS worth?
- CONTRABANDISMS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CONTRABANDISMS?
- No single letter can be added to CONTRABANDISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CONTRABANDISMS:
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