AILUROPHILIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. AILUROPHILIA 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 AILUROPHILIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AILUROPHILIA is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AILUROPHILIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ailurophiliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AILUROPHILIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in AILUROPHILIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AILUROPHILIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AILUROPHILIA
- AILUROPHILIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with AILUROPHILIA
1 longer words begin with AILUROPHILIA.
Shorter words from the letters in AILUROPHILIA
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Common questions about AILUROPHILIA
- Is AILUROPHILIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AILUROPHILIA is not in it.
- How many points is AILUROPHILIA worth?
- AILUROPHILIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AILUROPHILIA?
- AILUROPHILIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of AILUROPHILIA:
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