GENTEELISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. GENTEELISES 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.
Which word lists accept GENTEELISES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENTEELISES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENTEELISES
No single letter turns GENTEELISES into another word.
How GENTEELISES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in GENTEELISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENTEELISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GENTEELISES
- The letter E appears four times in GENTEELISES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GENTEELISES
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Common questions about GENTEELISES
- Is GENTEELISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and GENTEELISES is not in it.
- How many points is GENTEELISES worth?
- GENTEELISES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GENTEELISES?
- No single letter can be added to GENTEELISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of GENTEELISES:
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