SCARABEES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARABEES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCARABEES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABEES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABEES
No single letter turns SCARABEES into another word.
How SCARABEES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCARABEES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABEES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABEES
- SCARABEES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCARABEES
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Common questions about SCARABEES
- Is SCARABEES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCARABEES is not in it.
- How many points is SCARABEES worth?
- SCARABEES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABEES?
- No single letter can be added to SCARABEES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCARABEES:
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