ALECTRYON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALECTRYON 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALECTRYON?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful ALECTRYON is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALECTRYON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
alectryonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALECTRYON scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ALECTRYON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALECTRYON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ALECTRYON
- All 9 letters of ALECTRYON are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ALECTRYON
1 longer words begin with ALECTRYON.
Shorter words from the letters in ALECTRYON
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Common questions about ALECTRYON
- Is ALECTRYON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALECTRYON is not in it.
- How many points is ALECTRYON worth?
- ALECTRYON is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALECTRYON?
- ALECTRYON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ALECTRYON:
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