UPBUOYANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPBUOYANCE 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPBUOYANCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful UPBUOYANCE is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBUOYANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
upbuoyancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How UPBUOYANCE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in UPBUOYANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPBUOYANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with UPBUOYANCE
1 longer words begin with UPBUOYANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBUOYANCE
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Common questions about UPBUOYANCE
- Is UPBUOYANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPBUOYANCE is not in it.
- How many points is UPBUOYANCE worth?
- UPBUOYANCE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPBUOYANCE?
- UPBUOYANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of UPBUOYANCE:
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