DIDACTYLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. DIDACTYLS 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.
d2i1d2a1c3t1y4l1s1
Depends on the listDIDACTYLS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept DIDACTYLS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful DIDACTYLS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DIDACTYLS
No single letter turns DIDACTYLS into another word.
How DIDACTYLS scores
Scrabble d2i1d2a1c3t1y4l1s1 16
Words with Friends d2i1d2a1c4t1y3l2s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in DIDACTYLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DIDACTYLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in DIDACTYLS
didactyl15 dyadics14 dactyli13 dactyls13 addicts11 didacts11 staidly11 cladist10 dyadic13 acidly12 cystid12 dactyl12 tiddly11 addict10 caddis10 daylit10 didact10 alcids9 diacts9 dicast9 discal9 citals8 ticals8 distal7 ditals7 caddy12 acidy11 dicty11 yclad11 acyls10 clays10 dyads10 laddy10 lytic10 scaly10 talcy10 tiddy10 daily9 daisy9 ditsy9
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Common questions about DIDACTYLS
- Is DIDACTYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DIDACTYLS is not in it.
- How many points is DIDACTYLS worth?
- DIDACTYLS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DIDACTYLS?
- No single letter can be added to DIDACTYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DIDACTYLS:
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