EMBOLISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOLISES 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.
e1m3b3o1l1i1s1e1s1
Depends on the listEMBOLISES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EMBOLISES?
| 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
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful EMBOLISES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOLISES
No single letter turns EMBOLISES into another word.
How EMBOLISES scores
Scrabble e1m3b3o1l1i1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends e1m4b4o1l2i1s1e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMBOLISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOLISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOLISES
beslimes12 besmiles12 embolies12 embolise12 obelisms12 obelises10 bemoils11 beslime11 besmile11 emboils11 limboes11 meboses11 mobiles11 obeisms11 obelism11 sembles11 limoses9 lissome9 meioses9 obelise9 smoiles9 bemoil10 besoms10 biomes10 bisoms10 emboil10 emboli10 emboss10 imboss10 limbos10 mobies10 mobile10 mobles10 obeism10 semble10 belies8 bosies8 elemis8 emesis8 lesbos8
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Common questions about EMBOLISES
- Is EMBOLISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOLISES is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOLISES worth?
- EMBOLISES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOLISES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOLISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMBOLISES:
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