DERECOGNISED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. DERECOGNISED 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept DERECOGNISED?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DERECOGNISED is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DERECOGNISED
No single letter turns DERECOGNISED into another word.
How DERECOGNISED scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in DERECOGNISED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DERECOGNISED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DERECOGNISED
- DERECOGNISED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DERECOGNISED
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Common questions about DERECOGNISED
- Is DERECOGNISED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DERECOGNISED, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DERECOGNISED worth?
- DERECOGNISED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DERECOGNISED?
- No single letter can be added to DERECOGNISED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of DERECOGNISED:
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