CARYOPTERIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. CARYOPTERIS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CARYOPTERIS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARYOPTERIS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARYOPTERIS
No single letter turns CARYOPTERIS into another word.
How CARYOPTERIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARYOPTERIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARYOPTERIS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CARYOPTERIS
1 longer words begin with CARYOPTERIS.
Shorter words from the letters in CARYOPTERIS
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Common questions about CARYOPTERIS
- Is CARYOPTERIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CARYOPTERIS is not in it.
- How many points is CARYOPTERIS worth?
- CARYOPTERIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CARYOPTERIS?
- No single letter can be added to CARYOPTERIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARYOPTERIS:
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