PRIVATEERINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRIVATEERINGS 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 PRIVATEERINGS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful PRIVATEERINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRIVATEERINGS
No single letter turns PRIVATEERINGS into another word.
How PRIVATEERINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PRIVATEERINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRIVATEERINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PRIVATEERINGS
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Common questions about PRIVATEERINGS
- Is PRIVATEERINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRIVATEERINGS is not in it.
- How many points is PRIVATEERINGS worth?
- PRIVATEERINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRIVATEERINGS?
- No single letter can be added to PRIVATEERINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PRIVATEERINGS:
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