ARCTOPHILE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARCTOPHILE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ARCTOPHILE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCTOPHILE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCTOPHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arctophilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCTOPHILE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARCTOPHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCTOPHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCTOPHILE
- All 10 letters of ARCTOPHILE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ARCTOPHILE
The 10 tiles of ARCTOPHILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARCTOPHILE
1 longer words begin with ARCTOPHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCTOPHILE
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Common questions about ARCTOPHILE
- Is ARCTOPHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTOPHILE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCTOPHILE worth?
- ARCTOPHILE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCTOPHILE?
- ARCTOPHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARCTOPHILE:
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