ESCRIBING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ESCRIBING 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 ESCRIBING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ESCRIBING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ESCRIBING
Front hooks — 1
describingBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ESCRIBING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ESCRIBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ESCRIBING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ESCRIBING mean in Scrabble?
ESCRIBING is the -ing form (present participle) of ESCRIBE.
Shorter words from the letters in ESCRIBING
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Common questions about ESCRIBING
- Is ESCRIBING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ESCRIBING is not in it.
- How many points is ESCRIBING worth?
- ESCRIBING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ESCRIBING?
- ESCRIBING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ESCRIBING:
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