BICUSPIDATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. BICUSPIDATE 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BICUSPIDATE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BICUSPIDATE is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BICUSPIDATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bicuspidatesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BICUSPIDATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BICUSPIDATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BICUSPIDATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BICUSPIDATE
1 longer words begin with BICUSPIDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in BICUSPIDATE
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Common questions about BICUSPIDATE
- Is BICUSPIDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BICUSPIDATE is not in it.
- How many points is BICUSPIDATE worth?
- BICUSPIDATE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BICUSPIDATE?
- BICUSPIDATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BICUSPIDATE:
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