ANCILLARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ANCILLARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
a1n1c3i1l1l1a1r1y4
PlayableANCILLARY · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ANCILLARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful ANCILLARY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANCILLARY
No single letter turns ANCILLARY into another word.
How ANCILLARY scores
Scrabble a1n1c3i1l1l1a1r1y4 14
Words with Friends a1n2c4i1l2l2a1r1y3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in ANCILLARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ANCILLARY has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ANCILLARY
The 9 tiles of ANCILLARY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ANCILLARY
carnally13 racially13 lyrical12 laniary10 ancilla9 carinal9 clarain9 cranial9 cairny11 canary11 lacily11 racily11 riancy11 alanyl9 anally9 inyala9 railly9 acinar8 arnica8 callan8 carina8 carlin8 carnal8 clinal8 crania8 crinal8 laical8 racial8 narial6 carny10 clary10 lycra10 lyric10 alary8 aliya8 allay8 inlay8 lairy8 layin8 nirly8
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Common questions about ANCILLARY
- Is ANCILLARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANCILLARY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANCILLARY worth?
- ANCILLARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ANCILLARY?
- No single letter can be added to ANCILLARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ANCILLARY:
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