UPBUOYANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. UPBUOYANCES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept UPBUOYANCES?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful UPBUOYANCES is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for UPBUOYANCES
No single letter turns UPBUOYANCES into another word.
How UPBUOYANCES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in UPBUOYANCES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so UPBUOYANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in UPBUOYANCES
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Common questions about UPBUOYANCES
- Is UPBUOYANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and UPBUOYANCES is not in it.
- How many points is UPBUOYANCES worth?
- UPBUOYANCES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to UPBUOYANCES?
- No single letter can be added to UPBUOYANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of UPBUOYANCES:
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