ARCTOPHILY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARCTOPHILY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ARCTOPHILY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARCTOPHILY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARCTOPHILY
No single letter turns ARCTOPHILY into another word.
How ARCTOPHILY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ARCTOPHILY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARCTOPHILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ARCTOPHILY
- All 10 letters of ARCTOPHILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ARCTOPHILY
The 10 tiles of ARCTOPHILY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in ARCTOPHILY
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Common questions about ARCTOPHILY
- Is ARCTOPHILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARCTOPHILY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARCTOPHILY worth?
- ARCTOPHILY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARCTOPHILY?
- No single letter can be added to ARCTOPHILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ARCTOPHILY:
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