DYTISCID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. DYTISCID 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept DYTISCID?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful DYTISCID is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DYTISCID

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DYTISCID scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in DYTISCID, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DYTISCID has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DYTISCID

• DYTISCID begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DYTISCID

1 longer words begin with DYTISCID.

Shorter words from the letters in DYTISCID

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Common questions about DYTISCID

Is DYTISCID valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DYTISCID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DYTISCID worth?

DYTISCID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DYTISCID?

DYTISCID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.