CHARACTERISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHARACTERISMS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHARACTERISMS?
| 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 CHARACTERISMS is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHARACTERISMS
No single letter turns CHARACTERISMS into another word.
How CHARACTERISMS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CHARACTERISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHARACTERISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CHARACTERISMS
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Common questions about CHARACTERISMS
- Is CHARACTERISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHARACTERISMS is not in it.
- How many points is CHARACTERISMS worth?
- CHARACTERISMS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHARACTERISMS?
- No single letter can be added to CHARACTERISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CHARACTERISMS:
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