EMBACES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBACES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBACES?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBACES is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBACES
No single letter turns EMBACES into another word.
How EMBACES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBACES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does EMBACES mean in Scrabble?
EMBACES is the present-tense form of EMBACE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBACES
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Common questions about EMBACES
- Is EMBACES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBACES is not in it.
- How many points is EMBACES worth?
- EMBACES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBACES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBACES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBACES:
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