CRYPTOGRAPHIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRYPTOGRAPHIST 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRYPTOGRAPHIST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTOGRAPHIST is to know. It scores 27 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTOGRAPHIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cryptographistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYPTOGRAPHIST scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in CRYPTOGRAPHIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTOGRAPHIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CRYPTOGRAPHIST
1 longer words begin with CRYPTOGRAPHIST.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTOGRAPHIST
Showing 40 of 1653. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about CRYPTOGRAPHIST
- Is CRYPTOGRAPHIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRYPTOGRAPHIST is not in it.
- How many points is CRYPTOGRAPHIST worth?
- CRYPTOGRAPHIST is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTOGRAPHIST?
- CRYPTOGRAPHIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of CRYPTOGRAPHIST:
Open CRYPTOGRAPHIST in the Word Finder