NEEDLIEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEEDLIEST 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
n1e1e1d2l1i1e1s1t1
Depends on the listNEEDLIEST · 9 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NEEDLIEST?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7.67%
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLIEST is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLIEST
No single letter turns NEEDLIEST into another word.
How NEEDLIEST scores
Scrabble n1e1e1d2l1i1e1s1t1 10
Words with Friends n2e1e1d2l2i1e1s1t1 12
Face value of the 9 tiles in NEEDLIEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDLIEST has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLIEST
enlisted9 lintseed9 listened9 neediest9 selenide9 tinseled9 enlistee8 selenite8 deletes8 dentels8 dentils8 destine8 endites8 enisled8 ensiled8 isleted8 lenited8 linseed8 needles8 nestled8 sleeted8 steeled8 steened8 steined8 eeliest7 lenites7 lienees7 lisente7 setline7 steelie7 stelene7 tensile7 delete7 delist7 denets7 denies7 dentel7 dentil7 desine7 dienes7
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Common questions about NEEDLIEST
- Is NEEDLIEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEEDLIEST is not in it.
- How many points is NEEDLIEST worth?
- NEEDLIEST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLIEST?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDLIEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NEEDLIEST:
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