ADMINICULATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ADMINICULATE 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 ADMINICULATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADMINICULATE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADMINICULATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADMINICULATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ADMINICULATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADMINICULATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ADMINICULATE
2 longer words begin with ADMINICULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ADMINICULATE
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Common questions about ADMINICULATE
- Is ADMINICULATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ADMINICULATE is not in it.
- How many points is ADMINICULATE worth?
- ADMINICULATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADMINICULATE?
- ADMINICULATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ADMINICULATE:
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