ESCRIBES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ESCRIBES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listESCRIBES · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept ESCRIBES?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6.38%
Our own measure of how useful ESCRIBES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCRIBES
Front hooks — 1
describesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ESCRIBES scores
Scrabble e1s1c3r1i1b3e1s1 12
Words with Friends e1s1c4r1i1b4e1s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in ESCRIBES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCRIBES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCRIBES
escribe11 scribes11 cerises9 rebecs10 scribe10 birses8 brises8 cerise8 cesser8 crises8 ecesis8 recess8 screes8 scries8 reises6 seiser6 series6 sirees6 bices9 cribs9 rebec9 beers7 beres7 beses7 biers7 birse7 bises7 brees7 breis7 bries7 brise7 briss7 ceres7 cesse7 cires7 crees7 cress7 cries7 crise7 erics7
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Common questions about ESCRIBES
- Is ESCRIBES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ESCRIBES is not in it.
- How many points is ESCRIBES worth?
- ESCRIBES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ESCRIBES?
- ESCRIBES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ESCRIBES:
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