Is DERESTRICTION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERESTRICTION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DERESTRICTION worth?

DERESTRICTION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DERESTRICTION?

DERESTRICTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

DERESTRICTION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. DERESTRICTION 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listDERESTRICTION · 13 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

13letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept DERESTRICTION?

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	Valid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.23

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.92%

Our own measure of how useful DERESTRICTION is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DERESTRICTION

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DERESTRICTION scores

Scrabble d2e1r1e1s1t1r1i1c3t1i1o1n1 16

Words with Friends d2e1r1e1s1t1r1i1c4t1i1o1n2 18

Face value of the 13 tiles in DERESTRICTION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
d	1	4
e	2	12
r	2	6
s	1	4
t	2	6
i	2	9
c	1	2
o	1	8
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERESTRICTION has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with DERESTRICTION

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1 longer words begin with DERESTRICTION.

Shorter words from the letters in DERESTRICTION

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Common questions about DERESTRICTION

Is DERESTRICTION valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERESTRICTION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is DERESTRICTION worth?: DERESTRICTION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to DERESTRICTION?: DERESTRICTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DERESTRICTION:

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