OBSERVANCY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. OBSERVANCY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OBSERVANCY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OBSERVANCY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OBSERVANCY
No single letter turns OBSERVANCY into another word.
How OBSERVANCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in OBSERVANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OBSERVANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OBSERVANCY
- All 10 letters of OBSERVANCY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in OBSERVANCY
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Common questions about OBSERVANCY
- Is OBSERVANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OBSERVANCY is not in it.
- How many points is OBSERVANCY worth?
- OBSERVANCY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OBSERVANCY?
- No single letter can be added to OBSERVANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of OBSERVANCY:
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