LIBELLOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. LIBELLOUSLY 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept LIBELLOUSLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIBELLOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIBELLOUSLY
No single letter turns LIBELLOUSLY into another word.
How LIBELLOUSLY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LIBELLOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 4 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIBELLOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIBELLOUSLY
- The letter L appears four times in LIBELLOUSLY.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LIBELLOUSLY
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Common questions about LIBELLOUSLY
- Is LIBELLOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LIBELLOUSLY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LIBELLOUSLY worth?
- LIBELLOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LIBELLOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to LIBELLOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LIBELLOUSLY:
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