ARCHLUTES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARCHLUTES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ARCHLUTES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCHLUTES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCHLUTES
No single letter turns ARCHLUTES into another word.
How ARCHLUTES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ARCHLUTES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCHLUTES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCHLUTES
- All 9 letters of ARCHLUTES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ARCHLUTES
The 9 tiles of ARCHLUTES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCHLUTES
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Common questions about ARCHLUTES
- Is ARCHLUTES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCHLUTES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCHLUTES worth?
- ARCHLUTES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCHLUTES?
- No single letter can be added to ARCHLUTES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ARCHLUTES:
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