DILUCIDATE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. DILUCIDATE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DILUCIDATE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILUCIDATE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILUCIDATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILUCIDATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DILUCIDATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DILUCIDATE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of DILUCIDATE
The 10 tiles of DILUCIDATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DILUCIDATE
2 longer words begin with DILUCIDATE.
Shorter words from the letters in DILUCIDATE
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Common questions about DILUCIDATE
- Is DILUCIDATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DILUCIDATE is not in it.
- How many points is DILUCIDATE worth?
- DILUCIDATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DILUCIDATE?
- DILUCIDATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DILUCIDATE:
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