CASSIOPEIUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. CASSIOPEIUM 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 CASSIOPEIUM?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CASSIOPEIUM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CASSIOPEIUM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How CASSIOPEIUM scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in CASSIOPEIUM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CASSIOPEIUM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about CASSIOPEIUM

• CASSIOPEIUM runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
• CASSIOPEIUM contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.

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

Words starting with CASSIOPEIUM

1 longer words begin with CASSIOPEIUM.

Shorter words from the letters in CASSIOPEIUM

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Common questions about CASSIOPEIUM

Is CASSIOPEIUM valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is CASSIOPEIUM worth?

CASSIOPEIUM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CASSIOPEIUM?

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