ILLEGIBLENESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILLEGIBLENESS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ILLEGIBLENESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLEGIBLENESS is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLEGIBLENESS
No single letter turns ILLEGIBLENESS into another word.
How ILLEGIBLENESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ILLEGIBLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLEGIBLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ILLEGIBLENESS
1 longer words begin with ILLEGIBLENESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLEGIBLENESS
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Common questions about ILLEGIBLENESS
- Is ILLEGIBLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ILLEGIBLENESS is not in it.
- How many points is ILLEGIBLENESS worth?
- ILLEGIBLENESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLEGIBLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to ILLEGIBLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ILLEGIBLENESS:
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