CRYPTOPHYTE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRYPTOPHYTE 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CRYPTOPHYTE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTOPHYTE is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTOPHYTE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cryptophytesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CRYPTOPHYTE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CRYPTOPHYTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTOPHYTE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CRYPTOPHYTE
1 longer words begin with CRYPTOPHYTE.
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTOPHYTE
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Common questions about CRYPTOPHYTE
- Is CRYPTOPHYTE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CRYPTOPHYTE is not in it.
- How many points is CRYPTOPHYTE worth?
- CRYPTOPHYTE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTOPHYTE?
- CRYPTOPHYTE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CRYPTOPHYTE:
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