EMBOLUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOLUSES 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.
e1m3b3o1l1u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listEMBOLUSES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EMBOLUSES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful EMBOLUSES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOLUSES
No single letter turns EMBOLUSES into another word.
How EMBOLUSES scores
Scrabble e1m3b3o1l1u1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends e1m4b4o1l2u2s1e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMBOLUSES, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOLUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOLUSES
bemuses11 embolus11 embuses11 meboses11 sembles11 blouses9 boluses9 mousles9 muleses9 bemuse10 besoms10 blumes10 emboss10 mobles10 sebums10 semble10 umbels10 umbles10 blouse8 boules8 bouses8 bulses8 emules8 lesbos8 mesels8 meuses8 mouses8 mousle8 mousse8 mulses8 mussel8 obelus8 oleums8 smeuse8 smouse8 solums8 eusols6 louses6 ousels6 soleus6
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Common questions about EMBOLUSES
- Is EMBOLUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOLUSES is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOLUSES worth?
- EMBOLUSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOLUSES?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOLUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMBOLUSES:
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