SCARABAEUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCARABAEUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCARABAEUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABAEUS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABAEUS
No single letter turns SCARABAEUS into another word.
How SCARABAEUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCARABAEUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABAEUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABAEUS
- SCARABAEUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SCARABAEUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCARABAEUS
1 longer words begin with SCARABAEUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARABAEUS
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Common questions about SCARABAEUS
- Is SCARABAEUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARABAEUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARABAEUS worth?
- SCARABAEUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABAEUS?
- No single letter can be added to SCARABAEUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCARABAEUS:
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