CAPTIVANCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. CAPTIVANCES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CAPTIVANCES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CAPTIVANCES is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CAPTIVANCES
No single letter turns CAPTIVANCES into another word.
How CAPTIVANCES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CAPTIVANCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CAPTIVANCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CAPTIVANCES
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Common questions about CAPTIVANCES
- Is CAPTIVANCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CAPTIVANCES is not in it.
- How many points is CAPTIVANCES worth?
- CAPTIVANCES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CAPTIVANCES?
- No single letter can be added to CAPTIVANCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CAPTIVANCES:
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