EMBOILED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOILED 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 EMBOILED?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOILED is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOILED
No single letter turns EMBOILED into another word.
How EMBOILED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMBOILED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOILED has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of EMBOILED
The 8 tiles of EMBOILED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOILED
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Common questions about EMBOILED
- Is EMBOILED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOILED is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOILED worth?
- EMBOILED is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOILED?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOILED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMBOILED:
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