CLEPTOMANIAC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLEPTOMANIAC 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLEPTOMANIAC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CLEPTOMANIAC is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLEPTOMANIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cleptomaniacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLEPTOMANIAC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CLEPTOMANIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLEPTOMANIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CLEPTOMANIAC
- CLEPTOMANIAC 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 CLEPTOMANIAC
1 longer words begin with CLEPTOMANIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in CLEPTOMANIAC
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Common questions about CLEPTOMANIAC
- Is CLEPTOMANIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLEPTOMANIAC is not in it.
- How many points is CLEPTOMANIAC worth?
- CLEPTOMANIAC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLEPTOMANIAC?
- CLEPTOMANIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CLEPTOMANIAC:
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