CEPHALOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. CEPHALOUS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3e1p3h4a1l1o1u1s1
PlayableCEPHALOUS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept CEPHALOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful CEPHALOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEPHALOUS
Front hooks — 1
acephalousBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CEPHALOUS scores
Scrabble c3e1p3h4a1l1o1u1s1 16
Words with Friends c4e1p4h3a1l2o1u2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in CEPHALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CEPHALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CEPHALOUS
- All 9 letters of CEPHALOUS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CEPHALOUS
scopulae12 chapels14 cheapos14 epochal14 epochas14 pleuchs14 poaches14 pouches14 shoepac14 loaches12 oscheal12 capsule11 closeup11 copulae11 copulas11 couples11 cupolas11 escalop11 opuscle11 scaleup11 scopula11 specula11 upclose11 upscale11 chapel13 chapes13 cheapo13 cheaps13 chelps13 epocha13 epochs13 phocae13 phocas13 pleach13 pleuch13 schlep13 alephs11 chelas11 cholas11 chouse11
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Common questions about CEPHALOUS
- Is CEPHALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CEPHALOUS is not in it.
- How many points is CEPHALOUS worth?
- CEPHALOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CEPHALOUS?
- CEPHALOUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CEPHALOUS:
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