WATERBOARDING is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. WATERBOARDING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
w4a1t1e1r1b3o1a1r1d2i1n1g2
PlayableWATERBOARDING · 13 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 23 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
23points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WATERBOARDING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.54
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.31%
Our own measure of how useful WATERBOARDING is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERBOARDING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
waterboardingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WATERBOARDING scores
Scrabble w4a1t1e1r1b3o1a1r1d2i1n1g2 20
Words with Friends w4a1t1e1r1b4o1a1r1d2i1n2g3 23
Face value of the 13 tiles in WATERBOARDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERBOARDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WATERBOARDING
1 longer words begin with WATERBOARDING.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERBOARDING
wardrobing17 waterbrain15 arbitraged14 reboarding14 warrantied14 aberrating13 aberration12 denigrator12 arragonite11 browridge16 rainbowed15 waterbird15 redrawing14 rewarding14 rewording14 wardering14 abrogated13 bargained13 bargander13 bordering13 debarring13 gabardine13 gabionade13 intergrow13 interword13 tarrowing13 warranted13 abnegator12 arbitrage12 bargainer12 barrating12 bartering12 rainwater12 arraigned11 arrogated11 darraigne11 gradation11 indagator11 regardant11 retarding11
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Common questions about WATERBOARDING
- Is WATERBOARDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WATERBOARDING, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WATERBOARDING worth?
- WATERBOARDING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WATERBOARDING?
- WATERBOARDING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of WATERBOARDING:
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