SCERNING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCERNING 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 SCERNING?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCERNING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCERNING
No single letter turns SCERNING into another word.
How SCERNING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCERNING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCERNING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCERNING mean in Scrabble?
SCERNING is the -ing form (present participle) of SCERNE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCERNING
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Common questions about SCERNING
- Is SCERNING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCERNING is not in it.
- How many points is SCERNING worth?
- SCERNING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCERNING?
- No single letter can be added to SCERNING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCERNING:
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