EMPLUMES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPLUMES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPLUMES?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPLUMES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPLUMES
No single letter turns EMPLUMES into another word.
How EMPLUMES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in EMPLUMES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPLUMES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EMPLUMES mean in Scrabble?
EMPLUMES is the present-tense form of EMPLUME used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPLUMES
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Common questions about EMPLUMES
- Is EMPLUMES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPLUMES is not in it.
- How many points is EMPLUMES worth?
- EMPLUMES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPLUMES?
- No single letter can be added to EMPLUMES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EMPLUMES:
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