PENTABARBITAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENTABARBITAL 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PENTABARBITAL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTABARBITAL is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTABARBITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentabarbitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTABARBITAL scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PENTABARBITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTABARBITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PENTABARBITAL
1 longer words begin with PENTABARBITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTABARBITAL
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Common questions about PENTABARBITAL
- Is PENTABARBITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PENTABARBITAL is not in it.
- How many points is PENTABARBITAL worth?
- PENTABARBITAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENTABARBITAL?
- PENTABARBITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PENTABARBITAL:
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