DACTYLOGRAPHIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. DACTYLOGRAPHIC 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DACTYLOGRAPHIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DACTYLOGRAPHIC is to know. It scores 28 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DACTYLOGRAPHIC
No single letter turns DACTYLOGRAPHIC into another word.
How DACTYLOGRAPHIC scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DACTYLOGRAPHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DACTYLOGRAPHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DACTYLOGRAPHIC
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Common questions about DACTYLOGRAPHIC
- Is DACTYLOGRAPHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DACTYLOGRAPHIC is not in it.
- How many points is DACTYLOGRAPHIC worth?
- DACTYLOGRAPHIC is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DACTYLOGRAPHIC?
- No single letter can be added to DACTYLOGRAPHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DACTYLOGRAPHIC:
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