GROUNDBAITING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. GROUNDBAITING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept GROUNDBAITING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GROUNDBAITING is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GROUNDBAITING
No single letter turns GROUNDBAITING into another word.
How GROUNDBAITING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in GROUNDBAITING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GROUNDBAITING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about GROUNDBAITING
- GROUNDBAITING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in GROUNDBAITING
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Common questions about GROUNDBAITING
- Is GROUNDBAITING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GROUNDBAITING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GROUNDBAITING worth?
- GROUNDBAITING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to GROUNDBAITING?
- No single letter can be added to GROUNDBAITING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of GROUNDBAITING:
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