ULYIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ULYIES 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 not accept it either.
u1l1y4i1e1s1
Depends on the listULYIES · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 86,231odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ULYIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.83%
Our own measure of how useful ULYIES is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ULYIES
No single letter turns ULYIES into another word.
How ULYIES scores
Scrabble u1l1y4i1e1s1 9
Words with Friends u2l2y3i1e1s1 10
Face value of the 6 tiles in ULYIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
Shorter words from the letters in ULYIES
ulyie8 yules8 ileus5 lieus5 leys7 lyes7 lyse7 sley7 syli7 ueys7 yule7 isle4 leis4 lies4 lieu4 lues4 seil4 sile4 slue4 ules4 ley6 lye6 sey6 sly6 sye6 uey6 yes6 yus6 els3 lei3 leu3 lie3 lis3 sei3 sel3 sue3 sui3 ule3 use3 ye5
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Common questions about ULYIES
- Is ULYIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ULYIES is not in it.
- How many points is ULYIES worth?
- ULYIES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ULYIES?
- No single letter can be added to ULYIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ULYIES:
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