PROVERBIALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PROVERBIALISE 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PROVERBIALISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROVERBIALISE is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROVERBIALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PROVERBIALISE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PROVERBIALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROVERBIALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PROVERBIALISE
2 longer words begin with PROVERBIALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PROVERBIALISE
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Common questions about PROVERBIALISE
- Is PROVERBIALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PROVERBIALISE is not in it.
- How many points is PROVERBIALISE worth?
- PROVERBIALISE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PROVERBIALISE?
- PROVERBIALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PROVERBIALISE:
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