DELICATENESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DELICATENESSES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DELICATENESSES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELICATENESSES is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELICATENESSES
No single letter turns DELICATENESSES into another word.
How DELICATENESSES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DELICATENESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELICATENESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELICATENESSES
- The letter E appears four times in DELICATENESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DELICATENESSES
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Common questions about DELICATENESSES
- Is DELICATENESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DELICATENESSES is not in it.
- How many points is DELICATENESSES worth?
- DELICATENESSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELICATENESSES?
- No single letter can be added to DELICATENESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DELICATENESSES:
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