DETRACTORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DETRACTORY 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DETRACTORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DETRACTORY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DETRACTORY
No single letter turns DETRACTORY into another word.
How DETRACTORY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DETRACTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DETRACTORY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DETRACTORY
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Common questions about DETRACTORY
- Is DETRACTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DETRACTORY is not in it.
- How many points is DETRACTORY worth?
- DETRACTORY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DETRACTORY?
- No single letter can be added to DETRACTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DETRACTORY:
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