ACHROMATISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ACHROMATISE 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ACHROMATISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ACHROMATISE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ACHROMATISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ACHROMATISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ACHROMATISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACHROMATISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ACHROMATISE
2 longer words begin with ACHROMATISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ACHROMATISE
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Common questions about ACHROMATISE
- Is ACHROMATISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACHROMATISE is not in it.
- How many points is ACHROMATISE worth?
- ACHROMATISE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ACHROMATISE?
- ACHROMATISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ACHROMATISE:
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