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ACUPUNCTURING is valid in North America, not in Collins — 20 points

It depends on the list you play by. ACUPUNCTURING is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listACUPUNCTURING · 13 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 29 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
29points in Words with Friends
13letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept ACUPUNCTURING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 29 / 100

29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.54
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
4.85%

Our own measure of how useful ACUPUNCTURING is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ACUPUNCTURING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ACUPUNCTURING scores

Scrabble a1c3u1p3u1n1c3t1u1r1i1n1g2 20
Words with Friends a1c4u2p4u2n2c4t1u2r1i1n2g3 29

Face value of the 13 tiles in ACUPUNCTURING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a19
c22
u34
p12
n26
t16
r16
i19
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ACUPUNCTURING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with ACUPUNCTURING

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1 longer words begin with ACUPUNCTURING.

Shorter words from the letters in ACUPUNCTURING

puncturing15 capturing14 prauncing14 uncarting12 uncrating12 untracing12 upturning12 uncurtain11 accruing13 prancing13 uncaping13 curating11 trancing11 uncaring11 uprating11 naturing9 practic13 carping12 craping12 puncing12 cantrip11 crucian11 puranic11 canting10 carting10 craning10 crating10 panting10 parting10 prating10 pruning10 punting10 rancing10 tapuing10 tracing10 traping10 trucing10 annicut9 curtain9 puritan9

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Common questions about ACUPUNCTURING

Is ACUPUNCTURING valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ACUPUNCTURING is not in it.
How many points is ACUPUNCTURING worth?
ACUPUNCTURING is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ACUPUNCTURING?
ACUPUNCTURING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ACUPUNCTURING:

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