ACATALEPTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACATALEPTIC 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACATALEPTIC?
| 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 ACATALEPTIC is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACATALEPTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
acatalepticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACATALEPTIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACATALEPTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACATALEPTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ACATALEPTIC
1 longer words begin with ACATALEPTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in ACATALEPTIC
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Common questions about ACATALEPTIC
- Is ACATALEPTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACATALEPTIC is not in it.
- How many points is ACATALEPTIC worth?
- ACATALEPTIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACATALEPTIC?
- ACATALEPTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACATALEPTIC:
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