IAMBISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. IAMBISTS 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.
i1a1m3b3i1s1t1s1
Depends on the listIAMBISTS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept IAMBISTS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.62%
Our own measure of how useful IAMBISTS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IAMBISTS
No single letter turns IAMBISTS into another word.
How IAMBISTS scores
Scrabble i1a1m3b3i1s1t1s1 12
Words with Friends i1a1m4b4i1s1t1s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in IAMBISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IAMBISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in IAMBISTS
iambist11 misbias11 samitis9 ambits10 simbas10 absits8 bastis8 maists8 samiti8 tibias8 ambit9 bimas9 iambi9 iambs9 simba9 absit7 amiss7 baits7 basis7 bassi7 basti7 basts7 isbas7 maist7 masts7 missa7 mists7 mitis7 saims7 simas7 simis7 smits7 stabs7 stims7 tabis7 tamis7 tibia7 saist5 satis5 sista5
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Common questions about IAMBISTS
- Is IAMBISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IAMBISTS is not in it.
- How many points is IAMBISTS worth?
- IAMBISTS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IAMBISTS?
- No single letter can be added to IAMBISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of IAMBISTS:
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