BRACHYPINAKOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 31 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYPINAKOID 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 31 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYPINAKOID?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYPINAKOID is to know. It scores 31 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYPINAKOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachypinakoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHYPINAKOID scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in BRACHYPINAKOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYPINAKOID has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRACHYPINAKOID
1 longer words begin with BRACHYPINAKOID.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYPINAKOID
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Common questions about BRACHYPINAKOID
- Is BRACHYPINAKOID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYPINAKOID is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYPINAKOID worth?
- BRACHYPINAKOID is worth 31 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYPINAKOID?
- BRACHYPINAKOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of BRACHYPINAKOID:
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