ARAPUNGA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARAPUNGA 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ARAPUNGA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARAPUNGA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARAPUNGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arapungasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARAPUNGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARAPUNGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARAPUNGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARAPUNGA
- ARAPUNGA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with ARAPUNGA
1 longer words begin with ARAPUNGA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARAPUNGA
Showing 40 of 90. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ARAPUNGA
- Is ARAPUNGA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARAPUNGA is not in it.
- How many points is ARAPUNGA worth?
- ARAPUNGA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARAPUNGA?
- ARAPUNGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARAPUNGA:
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