DICEPHALOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. DICEPHALOUS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DICEPHALOUS?
| 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 DICEPHALOUS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DICEPHALOUS
No single letter turns DICEPHALOUS into another word.
How DICEPHALOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DICEPHALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DICEPHALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DICEPHALOUS
- All 11 letters of DICEPHALOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- DICEPHALOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DICEPHALOUS
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Common questions about DICEPHALOUS
- Is DICEPHALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DICEPHALOUS is not in it.
- How many points is DICEPHALOUS worth?
- DICEPHALOUS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DICEPHALOUS?
- No single letter can be added to DICEPHALOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DICEPHALOUS:
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