IMBORDERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. IMBORDERS 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.
i1m3b3o1r1d2e1r1s1
Depends on the listIMBORDERS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept IMBORDERS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful IMBORDERS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMBORDERS
No single letter turns IMBORDERS into another word.
How IMBORDERS scores
Scrabble i1m3b3o1r1d2e1r1s1 14
Words with Friends i1m4b4o1r1d2e1r1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in IMBORDERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IMBORDERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in IMBORDERS
bromides13 bromised13 imborder13 morbider13 broiders11 disrober11 misorder11 morrised11 bromide12 bromids12 dimboes12 sombred12 bromise11 sombrer11 birders10 borders10 borides10 broider10 disrobe10 dormers10 misdoer10 moiders10 remorid10 smirred10 brosier9 bedims11 bormed11 bromid11 demobs11 dimbos11 imbeds11 morbid11 biomes10 bromes10 mobies10 obeism10 ombers10 ombres10 somber10 sombre10
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Common questions about IMBORDERS
- Is IMBORDERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IMBORDERS is not in it.
- How many points is IMBORDERS worth?
- IMBORDERS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IMBORDERS?
- No single letter can be added to IMBORDERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IMBORDERS:
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