SCARCEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARCEMENT 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCARCEMENT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARCEMENT is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARCEMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scarcementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCARCEMENT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCARCEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARCEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of SCARCEMENT
The 10 tiles of SCARCEMENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCARCEMENT
1 longer words begin with SCARCEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARCEMENT
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Common questions about SCARCEMENT
- Is SCARCEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCARCEMENT is not in it.
- How many points is SCARCEMENT worth?
- SCARCEMENT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARCEMENT?
- SCARCEMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCARCEMENT:
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