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VILLAINIZING is valid in North America, not in Collins — 25 points

It depends on the list you play by. VILLAINIZING is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

v4i1l1l1a1i1n1i1z10i1n1g2
Depends on the listVILLAINIZING · 12 letters · 25 pts Scrabble · 31 pts WWF
25points in Scrabble
31points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept VILLAINIZING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
2.08
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.92%

Our own measure of how useful VILLAINIZING is to know. It scores 25 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for VILLAINIZING

No single letter turns VILLAINIZING into another word.

How VILLAINIZING scores

Scrabble v4i1l1l1a1i1n1i1z10i1n1g2 25
Words with Friends v5i1l2l2a1i1n2i1z10i1n2g3 31

Face value of the 12 tiles in VILLAINIZING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
v12
i49
l24
a19
n26
z11
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VILLAINIZING has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about VILLAINIZING

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in VILLAINIZING

anvilling13 anviling12 vialling12 vanillin11 avizing20 zingani17 vailing11 vialing11 villain10 alining8 nailing8 nilling8 lazing16 zinnia15 laving10 living10 vining10 villan9 ailing7 lignan7 lignin7 lining7 nilgai7 anilin6 zigan15 zilla14 vigia9 vigil9 anvil8 nival8 villa8 villi8 vinal8 algin6 align6 glial6 ingan6 liang6 ligan6 linga6

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Common questions about VILLAINIZING

Is VILLAINIZING valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VILLAINIZING is not in it.
How many points is VILLAINIZING worth?
VILLAINIZING is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to VILLAINIZING?
No single letter can be added to VILLAINIZING to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of VILLAINIZING:

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