CRYPTICAL is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. CRYPTICAL is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
c3r1y4p3t1i1c3a1l1
PlayableCRYPTICAL · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept CRYPTICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTICAL is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTICAL
No single letter turns CRYPTICAL into another word.
How CRYPTICAL scores
Scrabble c3r1y4p3t1i1c3a1l1 18
Words with Friends c4r1y3p4t1i1c4a1l2 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in CRYPTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CRYPTICAL
1 longer words begin with CRYPTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTICAL
caprylic17 cryptic16 acrylic14 cryptal14 typical14 practic13 clarity12 clipart11 atypic13 piracy13 capric12 clarty11 paltry11 parity11 partly11 racily11 raptly11 triply11 arctic10 lactic10 placit10 artily9 citral8 rictal8 piccy14 crapy12 crypt12 pricy12 pyric12 typic12 aptly10 clary10 lycra10 lyric10 lytic10 parly10 party10 patly10 platy10 praty10
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Common questions about CRYPTICAL
- Is CRYPTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRYPTICAL is not in it.
- How many points is CRYPTICAL worth?
- CRYPTICAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to CRYPTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of CRYPTICAL:
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