BRACHYCEPHAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYCEPHAL 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYCEPHAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYCEPHAL is to know. It scores 29 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYCEPHAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHYCEPHAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in BRACHYCEPHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYCEPHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRACHYCEPHAL
7 longer words begin with BRACHYCEPHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYCEPHAL
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Common questions about BRACHYCEPHAL
- Is BRACHYCEPHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYCEPHAL is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYCEPHAL worth?
- BRACHYCEPHAL is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYCEPHAL?
- BRACHYCEPHAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of BRACHYCEPHAL:
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