EMBOURGEOISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOURGEOISE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBOURGEOISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOURGEOISE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOURGEOISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBOURGEOISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in EMBOURGEOISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOURGEOISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EMBOURGEOISE
- EMBOURGEOISE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- EMBOURGEOISE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with EMBOURGEOISE
3 longer words begin with EMBOURGEOISE.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOURGEOISE
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Common questions about EMBOURGEOISE
- Is EMBOURGEOISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOURGEOISE is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOURGEOISE worth?
- EMBOURGEOISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOURGEOISE?
- EMBOURGEOISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of EMBOURGEOISE:
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