SCRATCHBUILDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRATCHBUILDS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCRATCHBUILDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRATCHBUILDS is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRATCHBUILDS
No single letter turns SCRATCHBUILDS into another word.
How SCRATCHBUILDS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SCRATCHBUILDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRATCHBUILDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRATCHBUILDS
- SCRATCHBUILDS 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 SCRATCHBUILDS
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Common questions about SCRATCHBUILDS
- Is SCRATCHBUILDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCRATCHBUILDS is not in it.
- How many points is SCRATCHBUILDS worth?
- SCRATCHBUILDS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRATCHBUILDS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRATCHBUILDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SCRATCHBUILDS:
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