PROBATIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROBATIVELY 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PROBATIVELY?
| 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 PROBATIVELY is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROBATIVELY
No single letter turns PROBATIVELY into another word.
How PROBATIVELY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PROBATIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROBATIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PROBATIVELY
- All 11 letters of PROBATIVELY 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 PROBATIVELY
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Common questions about PROBATIVELY
- Is PROBATIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PROBATIVELY is not in it.
- How many points is PROBATIVELY worth?
- PROBATIVELY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROBATIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to PROBATIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PROBATIVELY:
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