ECADS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. ECADS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ECADS?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ECADS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ECADS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ECADS scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ECADS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.

What stands out about ECADS

• The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

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

Anagrams of ECADS

The 5 tiles of ECADS in a different order — 3 found.

Words ending in ECADS

1 words end in ECADS. Useful as a back hook: play ECADS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in ECADS

Common questions about ECADS

Is ECADS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ECADS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ECADS worth?

ECADS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ECADS?

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