ARCTOPHILIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARCTOPHILIA 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ARCTOPHILIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCTOPHILIA is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCTOPHILIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arctophiliasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARCTOPHILIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ARCTOPHILIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCTOPHILIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCTOPHILIA
- ARCTOPHILIA 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 ARCTOPHILIA
1 longer words begin with ARCTOPHILIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCTOPHILIA
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Common questions about ARCTOPHILIA
- Is ARCTOPHILIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTOPHILIA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCTOPHILIA worth?
- ARCTOPHILIA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCTOPHILIA?
- ARCTOPHILIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ARCTOPHILIA:
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