ALLOCHTHON is valid in North America, not in Collins — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLOCHTHON 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ALLOCHTHON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOCHTHON is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOCHTHON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
allochthonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ALLOCHTHON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ALLOCHTHON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOCHTHON has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ALLOCHTHON
2 longer words begin with ALLOCHTHON.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOCHTHON
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Common questions about ALLOCHTHON
- Is ALLOCHTHON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ALLOCHTHON is not in it.
- How many points is ALLOCHTHON worth?
- ALLOCHTHON is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLOCHTHON?
- ALLOCHTHON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ALLOCHTHON:
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