ARANEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARANEOUS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ARANEOUS?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARANEOUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARANEOUS
No single letter turns ARANEOUS into another word.
How ARANEOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARANEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARANEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARANEOUS
- ARANEOUS 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 ARANEOUS
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Common questions about ARANEOUS
- Is ARANEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARANEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is ARANEOUS worth?
- ARANEOUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARANEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ARANEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARANEOUS:
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