DUCKTAILED is valid in North America, not in Collins — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DUCKTAILED is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DUCKTAILED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DUCKTAILED is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DUCKTAILED
No single letter turns DUCKTAILED into another word.
How DUCKTAILED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DUCKTAILED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DUCKTAILED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DUCKTAILED
- DUCKTAILED begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in DUCKTAILED
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Common questions about DUCKTAILED
- Is DUCKTAILED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DUCKTAILED is not in it.
- How many points is DUCKTAILED worth?
- DUCKTAILED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DUCKTAILED?
- No single letter can be added to DUCKTAILED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DUCKTAILED:
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