RESPECTABILIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. RESPECTABILIZE 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RESPECTABILIZE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RESPECTABILIZE is to know. It scores 29 from 14 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RESPECTABILIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RESPECTABILIZE scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in RESPECTABILIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RESPECTABILIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with RESPECTABILIZE
2 longer words begin with RESPECTABILIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in RESPECTABILIZE
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Common questions about RESPECTABILIZE
- Is RESPECTABILIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RESPECTABILIZE is not in it.
- How many points is RESPECTABILIZE worth?
- RESPECTABILIZE is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RESPECTABILIZE?
- RESPECTABILIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of RESPECTABILIZE:
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