EMBOILING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOILING 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBOILING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOILING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOILING
No single letter turns EMBOILING into another word.
How EMBOILING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMBOILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOILING has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of EMBOILING
The 9 tiles of EMBOILING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOILING
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Common questions about EMBOILING
- Is EMBOILING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOILING is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOILING worth?
- EMBOILING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOILING?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMBOILING:
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