DEFLOCCULATING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEFLOCCULATING 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEFLOCCULATING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEFLOCCULATING is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEFLOCCULATING
No single letter turns DEFLOCCULATING into another word.
How DEFLOCCULATING scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DEFLOCCULATING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEFLOCCULATING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEFLOCCULATING
- DEFLOCCULATING contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DEFLOCCULATING mean in Scrabble?
DEFLOCCULATING is the -ing form (present participle) of DEFLOCCULATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DEFLOCCULATING
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Common questions about DEFLOCCULATING
- Is DEFLOCCULATING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEFLOCCULATING, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEFLOCCULATING worth?
- DEFLOCCULATING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEFLOCCULATING?
- No single letter can be added to DEFLOCCULATING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DEFLOCCULATING:
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