RIVALESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. RIVALESS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RIVALESS?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RIVALESS is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RIVALESS
No single letter turns RIVALESS into another word.
How RIVALESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in RIVALESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RIVALESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of RIVALESS
The 8 tiles of RIVALESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RIVALESS
1 longer words begin with RIVALESS.
Shorter words from the letters in RIVALESS
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Common questions about RIVALESS
- Is RIVALESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RIVALESS is not in it.
- How many points is RIVALESS worth?
- RIVALESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RIVALESS?
- No single letter can be added to RIVALESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of RIVALESS:
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