TAILORESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAILORESS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TAILORESS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILORESS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILORESS
No single letter turns TAILORESS into another word.
How TAILORESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in TAILORESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILORESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TAILORESS
1 longer words begin with TAILORESS.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILORESS
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Common questions about TAILORESS
- Is TAILORESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAILORESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAILORESS worth?
- TAILORESS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAILORESS?
- No single letter can be added to TAILORESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TAILORESS:
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