CEPHALIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. CEPHALIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEPHALIC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEPHALIC is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHALIC
Front hooks — 1
acephalicBack hooks — 1
cephalicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEPHALIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CEPHALIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHALIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CEPHALIC
- CEPHALIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CEPHALIC
2 longer words begin with CEPHALIC.
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHALIC
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Common questions about CEPHALIC
- Is CEPHALIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEPHALIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEPHALIC worth?
- CEPHALIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CEPHALIC?
- CEPHALIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CEPHALIC:
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