EMPERISH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPERISH 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPERISH?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPERISH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPERISH
No single letter turns EMPERISH into another word.
How EMPERISH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPERISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPERISH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with EMPERISH
3 longer words begin with EMPERISH.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPERISH
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Common questions about EMPERISH
- Is EMPERISH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPERISH is not in it.
- How many points is EMPERISH worth?
- EMPERISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPERISH?
- No single letter can be added to EMPERISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPERISH:
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