EMBOUNDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOUNDS 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 EMBOUNDS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOUNDS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOUNDS
No single letter turns EMBOUNDS into another word.
How EMBOUNDS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMBOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EMBOUNDS
- All 8 letters of EMBOUNDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOUNDS
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Common questions about EMBOUNDS
- Is EMBOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOUNDS is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOUNDS worth?
- EMBOUNDS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to EMBOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMBOUNDS:
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