SOFTBOUNDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. SOFTBOUNDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1o1f4t1b3o1u1n1d2s1
PlayableSOFTBOUNDS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SOFTBOUNDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.8%
Our own measure of how useful SOFTBOUNDS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOFTBOUNDS
No single letter turns SOFTBOUNDS into another word.
How SOFTBOUNDS scores
Scrabble s1o1f4t1b3o1u1n1d2s1 16
Words with Friends s1o1f4t1b4o1u2n2d2s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in SOFTBOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOFTBOUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOFTBOUNDS
- SOFTBOUNDS 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 SOFTBOUNDS
softbound15 dobsons10 obtunds10 bostons9 boutons9 unboots9 stounds8 doofus10 fondus10 founds10 bounds9 bundts9 dobson9 doubts9 dsobos9 founts9 futons9 obtund9 unsoft9 boosts8 bosons8 boston8 bosuns8 bouton8 tsubos8 unboot8 donuts7 nodous7 snoods7 sounds7 stonds7 stound7 tondos7 nostos6 nutsos6 snoots6 snouts6 stouns6 bufos10 fonds9
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Common questions about SOFTBOUNDS
- Is SOFTBOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOFTBOUNDS is not in it.
- How many points is SOFTBOUNDS worth?
- SOFTBOUNDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOFTBOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to SOFTBOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SOFTBOUNDS:
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