RAILLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. RAILLIES 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RAILLIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAILLIES is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAILLIES
No single letter turns RAILLIES into another word.
How RAILLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RAILLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RAILLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does RAILLIES mean in Scrabble?
RAILLIES is the plural of RAILLY.
Shorter words from the letters in RAILLIES
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Common questions about RAILLIES
- Is RAILLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RAILLIES is not in it.
- How many points is RAILLIES worth?
- RAILLIES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RAILLIES?
- No single letter can be added to RAILLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RAILLIES:
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