ASTATICISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ASTATICISMS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ASTATICISMS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASTATICISMS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASTATICISMS
No single letter turns ASTATICISMS into another word.
How ASTATICISMS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ASTATICISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASTATICISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ASTATICISMS
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Common questions about ASTATICISMS
- Is ASTATICISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ASTATICISMS is not in it.
- How many points is ASTATICISMS worth?
- ASTATICISMS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ASTATICISMS?
- No single letter can be added to ASTATICISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ASTATICISMS:
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