EMPALING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. EMPALING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
e1m3p3a1l1i1n1g2
PlayableEMPALING · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EMPALING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.88%
Our own measure of how useful EMPALING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPALING
No single letter turns EMPALING into another word.
How EMPALING scores
Scrabble e1m3p3a1l1i1n1g2 13
Words with Friends e1m4p4a1l2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPALING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPALING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EMPALING
- All 8 letters of EMPALING 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 EMPALING
lamping12 palming12 pigmean12 impanel11 maniple11 geminal10 leaming10 leaping10 mealing10 pealing10 pleaing10 amping11 magilp11 magpie11 megilp11 pigman11 pigmen11 impale10 palmie10 pieman10 enigma9 gamine9 laming9 legman9 leming9 lingam9 malign9 mangel9 mangle9 milage9 mingle9 paigle9 paling9 pingle9 alpine8 maline8 menial8 penial8 pineal8 ealing7
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Common questions about EMPALING
- Is EMPALING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPALING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPALING worth?
- EMPALING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPALING?
- No single letter can be added to EMPALING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPALING:
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