ATTENTAT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. ATTENTAT 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept ATTENTAT?

Word power: 41 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ATTENTAT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ATTENTAT

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ATTENTAT scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in ATTENTAT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ATTENTAT has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ATTENTAT

• The letter T appears four times in ATTENTAT.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ATTENTAT

1 longer words begin with ATTENTAT.

Shorter words from the letters in ATTENTAT

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Common questions about ATTENTAT

Is ATTENTAT valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ATTENTAT is not in it.

How many points is ATTENTAT worth?

ATTENTAT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ATTENTAT?

ATTENTAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.