DELAYING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DELAYING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DELAYING?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELAYING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELAYING
No single letter turns DELAYING into another word.
How DELAYING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DELAYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELAYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELAYING
- All 8 letters of DELAYING are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DELAYING
1 longer words begin with DELAYING.
Shorter words from the letters in DELAYING
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Common questions about DELAYING
- Is DELAYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DELAYING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DELAYING worth?
- DELAYING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELAYING?
- No single letter can be added to DELAYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DELAYING:
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