EMBALES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBALES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBALES?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBALES is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBALES
No single letter turns EMBALES into another word.
How EMBALES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMBALES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 421,074.
What does EMBALES mean in Scrabble?
EMBALES is the present-tense form of EMBALE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBALES
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Common questions about EMBALES
- Is EMBALES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBALES is not in it.
- How many points is EMBALES worth?
- EMBALES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBALES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBALES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMBALES:
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