EMPERISHED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPERISHED 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPERISHED?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPERISHED is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPERISHED
No single letter turns EMPERISHED into another word.
How EMPERISHED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMPERISHED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPERISHED has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of EMPERISHED
The 10 tiles of EMPERISHED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPERISHED
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Common questions about EMPERISHED
- Is EMPERISHED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPERISHED is not in it.
- How many points is EMPERISHED worth?
- EMPERISHED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPERISHED?
- No single letter can be added to EMPERISHED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMPERISHED:
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