PREFERABLENESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PREFERABLENESS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PREFERABLENESS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PREFERABLENESS is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PREFERABLENESS
No single letter turns PREFERABLENESS into another word.
How PREFERABLENESS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in PREFERABLENESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PREFERABLENESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PREFERABLENESS
- The letter E appears four times in PREFERABLENESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PREFERABLENESS
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Common questions about PREFERABLENESS
- Is PREFERABLENESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PREFERABLENESS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PREFERABLENESS worth?
- PREFERABLENESS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PREFERABLENESS?
- No single letter can be added to PREFERABLENESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of PREFERABLENESS:
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