EMPERISHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPERISHING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPERISHING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPERISHING is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPERISHING
No single letter turns EMPERISHING into another word.
How EMPERISHING scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMPERISHING, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPERISHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPERISHING
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Common questions about EMPERISHING
- Is EMPERISHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPERISHING is not in it.
- How many points is EMPERISHING worth?
- EMPERISHING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPERISHING?
- No single letter can be added to EMPERISHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMPERISHING:
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