COLLOQUIALIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. COLLOQUIALIST 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COLLOQUIALIST?
| 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 COLLOQUIALIST is to know. It scores 24 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COLLOQUIALIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
colloquialistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COLLOQUIALIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in COLLOQUIALIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COLLOQUIALIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COLLOQUIALIST
- COLLOQUIALIST runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with COLLOQUIALIST
1 longer words begin with COLLOQUIALIST.
Shorter words from the letters in COLLOQUIALIST
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Common questions about COLLOQUIALIST
- Is COLLOQUIALIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COLLOQUIALIST is not in it.
- How many points is COLLOQUIALIST worth?
- COLLOQUIALIST is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COLLOQUIALIST?
- COLLOQUIALIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of COLLOQUIALIST:
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