CRYPTOZOIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. CRYPTOZOIC 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 28 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CRYPTOZOIC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CRYPTOZOIC is to know. It scores 28 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CRYPTOZOIC
No single letter turns CRYPTOZOIC into another word.
How CRYPTOZOIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in CRYPTOZOIC, 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 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CRYPTOZOIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CRYPTOZOIC
- CRYPTOZOIC begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in CRYPTOZOIC
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Common questions about CRYPTOZOIC
- Is CRYPTOZOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CRYPTOZOIC, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CRYPTOZOIC worth?
- CRYPTOZOIC is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CRYPTOZOIC?
- No single letter can be added to CRYPTOZOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of CRYPTOZOIC:
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