EMBOWELMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMBOWELMENT 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMBOWELMENT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMBOWELMENT is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMBOWELMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
embowelmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMBOWELMENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMBOWELMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMBOWELMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with EMBOWELMENT
1 longer words begin with EMBOWELMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in EMBOWELMENT
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Common questions about EMBOWELMENT
- Is EMBOWELMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMBOWELMENT is not in it.
- How many points is EMBOWELMENT worth?
- EMBOWELMENT is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMBOWELMENT?
- EMBOWELMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMBOWELMENT:
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