DEFENCELESSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFENCELESSLY 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEFENCELESSLY?
| 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 DEFENCELESSLY is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFENCELESSLY
No single letter turns DEFENCELESSLY into another word.
How DEFENCELESSLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DEFENCELESSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFENCELESSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFENCELESSLY
- The letter E appears four times in DEFENCELESSLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DEFENCELESSLY
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Common questions about DEFENCELESSLY
- Is DEFENCELESSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEFENCELESSLY is not in it.
- How many points is DEFENCELESSLY worth?
- DEFENCELESSLY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFENCELESSLY?
- No single letter can be added to DEFENCELESSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DEFENCELESSLY:
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