NECESSARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NECESSARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
n1e1c3e1s1s1a1r1y4
PlayableNECESSARY · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NECESSARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful NECESSARY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECESSARY
No single letter turns NECESSARY into another word.
How NECESSARY scores
Scrabble n1e1c3e1s1s1a1r1y4 14
Words with Friends n2e1c4e1s1s1a1r1y3 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in NECESSARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECESSARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NECESSARY
casernes10 carneys12 carseys12 scenary12 scenery12 scrayes12 scrynes12 essayer10 sarneys10 ancress9 careens9 caserne9 caserns9 cassene9 censers9 creases9 encases9 enraces9 recanes9 scernes9 screens9 seances9 searces9 secerns9 senecas9 ensears7 carney11 carsey11 creasy11 cressy11 cyeses11 esnecy11 scarey11 scraye11 scrays11 scryne11 sycees11 eyases9 nyases9 raynes9
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Common questions about NECESSARY
- Is NECESSARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECESSARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECESSARY worth?
- NECESSARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NECESSARY?
- No single letter can be added to NECESSARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NECESSARY:
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