CHIRURGICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. CHIRURGICAL 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CHIRURGICAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CHIRURGICAL is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CHIRURGICAL
No single letter turns CHIRURGICAL into another word.
How CHIRURGICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CHIRURGICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CHIRURGICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in CHIRURGICAL
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Common questions about CHIRURGICAL
- Is CHIRURGICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CHIRURGICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CHIRURGICAL worth?
- CHIRURGICAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CHIRURGICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CHIRURGICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CHIRURGICAL:
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