AMARANTHACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. AMARANTHACEOUS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AMARANTHACEOUS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AMARANTHACEOUS is to know. It scores 21 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AMARANTHACEOUS
No single letter turns AMARANTHACEOUS into another word.
How AMARANTHACEOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in AMARANTHACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 4 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AMARANTHACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about AMARANTHACEOUS
- The letter A appears four times in AMARANTHACEOUS.
- AMARANTHACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in AMARANTHACEOUS
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Common questions about AMARANTHACEOUS
- Is AMARANTHACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AMARANTHACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is AMARANTHACEOUS worth?
- AMARANTHACEOUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AMARANTHACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to AMARANTHACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of AMARANTHACEOUS:
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