DOLICHOCEPHAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. DOLICHOCEPHAL 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DOLICHOCEPHAL?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DOLICHOCEPHAL is to know. It scores 26 from 13 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DOLICHOCEPHAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DOLICHOCEPHAL scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in DOLICHOCEPHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DOLICHOCEPHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with DOLICHOCEPHAL
4 longer words begin with DOLICHOCEPHAL.
Shorter words from the letters in DOLICHOCEPHAL
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Common questions about DOLICHOCEPHAL
- Is DOLICHOCEPHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DOLICHOCEPHAL is not in it.
- How many points is DOLICHOCEPHAL worth?
- DOLICHOCEPHAL is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DOLICHOCEPHAL?
- DOLICHOCEPHAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of DOLICHOCEPHAL:
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