ESCRIBE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ESCRIBE 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.
Which word lists accept ESCRIBE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCRIBE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCRIBE
Front hooks — 1
describeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ESCRIBE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ESCRIBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 280,716.
What stands out about ESCRIBE
- ESCRIBE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ESCRIBE
2 longer words begin with ESCRIBE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCRIBE
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Common questions about ESCRIBE
- Is ESCRIBE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ESCRIBE is not in it.
- How many points is ESCRIBE worth?
- ESCRIBE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ESCRIBE?
- ESCRIBE takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ESCRIBE:
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