EMPUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPUSES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
e1m3p3u1s1e1s1
Depends on the listEMPUSES · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 2,526 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept EMPUSES?
| 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: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%5.71%
Our own measure of how useful EMPUSES is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPUSES
No single letter turns EMPUSES into another word.
How EMPUSES scores
Scrabble e1m3p3u1s1e1s1 11
Words with Friends e1m4p4u2s1e1s1 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in EMPUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,526 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPUSES
empuse10 spumes10 meuses8 smeuse8 upsees8 spume9 sumps9 emeus7 meses7 meuse7 muses7 musse7 puses7 seems7 seeps7 semes7 smees7 spues7 supes7 upsee7 meep8 sump8 umps8 emes6 emeu6 emus6 mees6 mese6 mess6 meus6 muse6 muss6 pees6 puss6 seem6 seep6 seme6 seps6 smee6 spue6
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Common questions about EMPUSES
- Is EMPUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPUSES is not in it.
- How many points is EMPUSES worth?
- EMPUSES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPUSES?
- No single letter can be added to EMPUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EMPUSES:
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