APHETISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. APHETISE 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept APHETISE?

Word power: 48 / 100

Our own measure of how useful APHETISE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for APHETISE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How APHETISE scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in APHETISE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so APHETISE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about APHETISE

• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of APHETISE

The 8 tiles of APHETISE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with APHETISE

2 longer words begin with APHETISE.

Shorter words from the letters in APHETISE

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Common questions about APHETISE

Is APHETISE valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and APHETISE is not in it.

How many points is APHETISE worth?

APHETISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to APHETISE?

APHETISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.