DELITESCENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DELITESCENCE 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 DELITESCENCE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DELITESCENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DELITESCENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
delitescencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DELITESCENCE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DELITESCENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DELITESCENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DELITESCENCE
- The letter E appears four times in DELITESCENCE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DELITESCENCE
1 longer words begin with DELITESCENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in DELITESCENCE
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Common questions about DELITESCENCE
- Is DELITESCENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DELITESCENCE is not in it.
- How many points is DELITESCENCE worth?
- DELITESCENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DELITESCENCE?
- DELITESCENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DELITESCENCE:
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