SOROBANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SOROBANS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SOROBANS?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOROBANS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOROBANS
No single letter turns SOROBANS into another word.
How SOROBANS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SOROBANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOROBANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SOROBANS
- SOROBANS 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 SOROBANS
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Common questions about SOROBANS
- Is SOROBANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOROBANS is not in it.
- How many points is SOROBANS worth?
- SOROBANS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SOROBANS?
- No single letter can be added to SOROBANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SOROBANS:
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