ALLOCHTHONOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. ALLOCHTHONOUS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ALLOCHTHONOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ALLOCHTHONOUS is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ALLOCHTHONOUS
No single letter turns ALLOCHTHONOUS into another word.
How ALLOCHTHONOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ALLOCHTHONOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ALLOCHTHONOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ALLOCHTHONOUS
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Common questions about ALLOCHTHONOUS
- Is ALLOCHTHONOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ALLOCHTHONOUS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ALLOCHTHONOUS worth?
- ALLOCHTHONOUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ALLOCHTHONOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ALLOCHTHONOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ALLOCHTHONOUS:
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