DEXTROUSNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. DEXTROUSNESSES 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DEXTROUSNESSES?
| 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 DEXTROUSNESSES is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DEXTROUSNESSES
No single letter turns DEXTROUSNESSES into another word.
How DEXTROUSNESSES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in DEXTROUSNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 4 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DEXTROUSNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DEXTROUSNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in DEXTROUSNESSES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DEXTROUSNESSES
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Common questions about DEXTROUSNESSES
- Is DEXTROUSNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DEXTROUSNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is DEXTROUSNESSES worth?
- DEXTROUSNESSES is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DEXTROUSNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to DEXTROUSNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of DEXTROUSNESSES:
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