DEINOSAURS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEINOSAURS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEINOSAURS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEINOSAURS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEINOSAURS
No single letter turns DEINOSAURS into another word.
How DEINOSAURS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DEINOSAURS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEINOSAURS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEINOSAURS
- DEINOSAURS 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
Shorter words from the letters in DEINOSAURS
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Common questions about DEINOSAURS
- Is DEINOSAURS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEINOSAURS is not in it.
- How many points is DEINOSAURS worth?
- DEINOSAURS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEINOSAURS?
- No single letter can be added to DEINOSAURS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DEINOSAURS:
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