CAPTCHAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. CAPTCHAS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3a1p3t1c3h4a1s1
PlayableCAPTCHAS · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CAPTCHAS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.5%
Our own measure of how useful CAPTCHAS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTCHAS
No single letter turns CAPTCHAS into another word.
How CAPTCHAS scores
Scrabble c3a1p3t1c3h4a1s1 17
Words with Friends c4a1p4t1c4h3a1s1 19
Face value of the 8 tiles in CAPTCHAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTCHAS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTCHAS
captcha16 pachas13 scatch13 caphs12 catch12 chaps12 chapt12 pacha12 patch12 chats10 pasha10 paths10 scath10 staph10 tachs10 accas9 cacas9 capas9 pacas9 pacta9 pacts9 scapa9 hasta8 tahas8 ataps7 pasta7 patas7 tapas7 caph11 chap11 cash9 chas9 chat9 haps9 hasp9 pahs9 pash9 path9 phat9 tach9
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Common questions about CAPTCHAS
- Is CAPTCHAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAPTCHAS is not in it.
- How many points is CAPTCHAS worth?
- CAPTCHAS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTCHAS?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTCHAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CAPTCHAS:
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