CRYPTOMNESIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRYPTOMNESIA 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 CRYPTOMNESIA?
| 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 CRYPTOMNESIA is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTOMNESIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cryptomnesiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYPTOMNESIA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CRYPTOMNESIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTOMNESIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRYPTOMNESIA
- All 12 letters of CRYPTOMNESIA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with CRYPTOMNESIA
1 longer words begin with CRYPTOMNESIA.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTOMNESIA
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Common questions about CRYPTOMNESIA
- Is CRYPTOMNESIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRYPTOMNESIA is not in it.
- How many points is CRYPTOMNESIA worth?
- CRYPTOMNESIA is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTOMNESIA?
- CRYPTOMNESIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CRYPTOMNESIA:
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