CLIMACTERICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIMACTERICAL 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CLIMACTERICAL?
| 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 CLIMACTERICAL is to know. It scores 21 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIMACTERICAL
No single letter turns CLIMACTERICAL into another word.
How CLIMACTERICAL scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in CLIMACTERICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 3 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. CLIMACTERICAL needs 1 blank tile.
Words starting with CLIMACTERICAL
1 longer words begin with CLIMACTERICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIMACTERICAL
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Common questions about CLIMACTERICAL
- Is CLIMACTERICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CLIMACTERICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CLIMACTERICAL worth?
- CLIMACTERICAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIMACTERICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CLIMACTERICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of CLIMACTERICAL:
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