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.
s1c3e1r1n1i1n1g2
Depends on the listSCERNING · 8 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
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
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
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
Scrabble s1c3e1r1n1i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends s1c4e1r1n2i1n2g3 15
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.
Shorter words from the letters in SCERNING
censing10 cerning10 cringes10 scening10 enrings8 ginners8 cering9 cringe9 grices9 crines8 scrine8 enring7 ensign7 erning7 ginner7 greins7 reigns7 renigs7 resign7 sering7 signer7 singer7 inners6 niners6 renins6 sinner6 genic8 grice8 cines7 cires7 cries7 crine7 crise7 erics7 icers7 nicer7 rices7 scire7 seric7 since7
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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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