ELABORATORIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELABORATORIES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ELABORATORIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELABORATORIES is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELABORATORIES
No single letter turns ELABORATORIES into another word.
How ELABORATORIES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ELABORATORIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELABORATORIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ELABORATORIES
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Common questions about ELABORATORIES
- Is ELABORATORIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ELABORATORIES is not in it.
- How many points is ELABORATORIES worth?
- ELABORATORIES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELABORATORIES?
- No single letter can be added to ELABORATORIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ELABORATORIES:
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