CAPAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points

It depends on the list you play by. CAPAS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept CAPAS?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CAPAS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CAPAS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How CAPAS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in CAPAS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

What stands out about CAPAS

• The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

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

Anagrams of CAPAS

The 5 tiles of CAPAS in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in CAPAS

1 words end in CAPAS. Useful as a back hook: play CAPAS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in CAPAS

Common questions about CAPAS

Is CAPAS valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is CAPAS worth?

CAPAS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CAPAS?

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