ACATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACATES 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listACATES · 6 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 57,487odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept ACATES?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7%
Our own measure of how useful ACATES is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACATES
Front hooks — 1
vacatesBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ACATES scores
Scrabble a1c3a1t1e1s1 8
Words with Friends a1c4a1t1e1s1 9
Face value of the 6 tiles in ACATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
Shorter words from the letters in ACATES
aceta7 caste7 cates7 cesta7 sceat7 taces7 aces6 acta6 acts6 aesc6 caas6 casa6 case6 cast6 cate6 cats6 ceas6 scat6 sect6 tace6 tecs6 asea4 ates4 east4 eats4 etas4 sate4 seat4 seta4 taes4 tase4 teas4 ace5 act5 caa5 cat5 sac5 sec5 tec5 aas3
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Common questions about ACATES
- Is ACATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACATES is not in it.
- How many points is ACATES worth?
- ACATES is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACATES?
- ACATES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ACATES:
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