EMPOLDERING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPOLDERING 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
e1m3p3o1l1d2e1r1i1n1g2
Depends on the listEMPOLDERING · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EMPOLDERING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.18%
Our own measure of how useful EMPOLDERING is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPOLDERING
No single letter turns EMPOLDERING into another word.
How EMPOLDERING scores
Scrabble e1m3p3o1l1d2e1r1i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends e1m4p4o1l2d2e1r1i1n2g3 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in EMPOLDERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPOLDERING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPOLDERING
premolding16 remodeling14 deperming15 emplonged15 impregned15 deploring13 goldminer13 moldering13 poldering13 remolding13 ridgepole13 impledge14 emplonge13 empolder13 implored13 impolder13 deloping12 diplogen12 liegedom12 modeling12 mongered12 pemoline12 pigeoned12 pledgeor12 proigned12 remeding12 domineer11 perigone11 pierogen11 eloigned10 engirdle10 goldener10 legioned10 lemonier10 leporine10 lingered10 melonier10 reedling10 eloigner9 demirep12
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Common questions about EMPOLDERING
- Is EMPOLDERING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPOLDERING, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPOLDERING worth?
- EMPOLDERING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPOLDERING?
- No single letter can be added to EMPOLDERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of EMPOLDERING:
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