PITCHBEND is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PITCHBEND 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 PITCHBEND?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITCHBEND is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITCHBEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pitchbendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PITCHBEND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PITCHBEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITCHBEND has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PITCHBEND
- All 9 letters of PITCHBEND are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PITCHBEND
1 longer words begin with PITCHBEND.
Shorter words from the letters in PITCHBEND
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Common questions about PITCHBEND
- Is PITCHBEND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PITCHBEND is not in it.
- How many points is PITCHBEND worth?
- PITCHBEND is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PITCHBEND?
- PITCHBEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PITCHBEND:
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