DEMERITORIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEMERITORIOUS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DEMERITORIOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DEMERITORIOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEMERITORIOUS
No single letter turns DEMERITORIOUS into another word.
How DEMERITORIOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DEMERITORIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEMERITORIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEMERITORIOUS
- DEMERITORIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DEMERITORIOUS
1 longer words begin with DEMERITORIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in DEMERITORIOUS
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Common questions about DEMERITORIOUS
- Is DEMERITORIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DEMERITORIOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DEMERITORIOUS worth?
- DEMERITORIOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEMERITORIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DEMERITORIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DEMERITORIOUS:
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