EMPAIRES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPAIRES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPAIRES?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPAIRES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPAIRES
No single letter turns EMPAIRES into another word.
How EMPAIRES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPAIRES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPAIRES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPAIRES mean in Scrabble?
EMPAIRES is the present-tense form of EMPAIRE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPAIRES
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Common questions about EMPAIRES
- Is EMPAIRES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPAIRES is not in it.
- How many points is EMPAIRES worth?
- EMPAIRES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPAIRES?
- No single letter can be added to EMPAIRES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPAIRES:
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