CARYATIDEAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARYATIDEAN 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARYATIDEAN?
| 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 CARYATIDEAN is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARYATIDEAN
No single letter turns CARYATIDEAN into another word.
How CARYATIDEAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARYATIDEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARYATIDEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CARYATIDEAN
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Common questions about CARYATIDEAN
- Is CARYATIDEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARYATIDEAN is not in it.
- How many points is CARYATIDEAN worth?
- CARYATIDEAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARYATIDEAN?
- No single letter can be added to CARYATIDEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARYATIDEAN:
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