BRACHYPRISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. BRACHYPRISM 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BRACHYPRISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BRACHYPRISM is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BRACHYPRISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
brachyprismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BRACHYPRISM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in BRACHYPRISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BRACHYPRISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BRACHYPRISM
1 longer words begin with BRACHYPRISM.
Shorter words from the letters in BRACHYPRISM
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Common questions about BRACHYPRISM
- Is BRACHYPRISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BRACHYPRISM is not in it.
- How many points is BRACHYPRISM worth?
- BRACHYPRISM is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BRACHYPRISM?
- BRACHYPRISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of BRACHYPRISM:
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