ROUNDABOUTLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ROUNDABOUTLY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ROUNDABOUTLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ROUNDABOUTLY is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ROUNDABOUTLY
No single letter turns ROUNDABOUTLY into another word.
How ROUNDABOUTLY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ROUNDABOUTLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ROUNDABOUTLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ROUNDABOUTLY
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Common questions about ROUNDABOUTLY
- Is ROUNDABOUTLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ROUNDABOUTLY is not in it.
- How many points is ROUNDABOUTLY worth?
- ROUNDABOUTLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ROUNDABOUTLY?
- No single letter can be added to ROUNDABOUTLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ROUNDABOUTLY:
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