THEREINBEFORE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. THEREINBEFORE 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept THEREINBEFORE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THEREINBEFORE is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THEREINBEFORE
No single letter turns THEREINBEFORE into another word.
How THEREINBEFORE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in THEREINBEFORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEREINBEFORE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THEREINBEFORE
- The letter E appears four times in THEREINBEFORE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in THEREINBEFORE
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Common questions about THEREINBEFORE
- Is THEREINBEFORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THEREINBEFORE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THEREINBEFORE worth?
- THEREINBEFORE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THEREINBEFORE?
- No single letter can be added to THEREINBEFORE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of THEREINBEFORE:
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