SACRILEGIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SACRILEGIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SACRILEGIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SACRILEGIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SACRILEGIOUS
No single letter turns SACRILEGIOUS into another word.
How SACRILEGIOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SACRILEGIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SACRILEGIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SACRILEGIOUS
- SACRILEGIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SACRILEGIOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
- SACRILEGIOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SACRILEGIOUS
2 longer words begin with SACRILEGIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SACRILEGIOUS
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Common questions about SACRILEGIOUS
- Is SACRILEGIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SACRILEGIOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SACRILEGIOUS worth?
- SACRILEGIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SACRILEGIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SACRILEGIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SACRILEGIOUS:
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