CHEEKPIECE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. CHEEKPIECE 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept CHEEKPIECE?

Word power: 40 / 100

Our own measure of how useful CHEEKPIECE is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CHEEKPIECE

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

How CHEEKPIECE scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in CHEEKPIECE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about CHEEKPIECE

• The letter E appears four times in CHEEKPIECE.

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

Words starting with CHEEKPIECE

1 longer words begin with CHEEKPIECE.

Shorter words from the letters in CHEEKPIECE

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Common questions about CHEEKPIECE

Is CHEEKPIECE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CHEEKPIECE, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CHEEKPIECE worth?

CHEEKPIECE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CHEEKPIECE?

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