COMPLANATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. COMPLANATION 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COMPLANATION?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMPLANATION is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPLANATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
complanationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COMPLANATION scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in COMPLANATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPLANATION has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with COMPLANATION
1 longer words begin with COMPLANATION.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPLANATION
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Common questions about COMPLANATION
- Is COMPLANATION valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COMPLANATION is not in it.
- How many points is COMPLANATION worth?
- COMPLANATION is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPLANATION?
- COMPLANATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of COMPLANATION:
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