ECHIDNINE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ECHIDNINE 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ECHIDNINE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHIDNINE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHIDNINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
echidninesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECHIDNINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ECHIDNINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECHIDNINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ECHIDNINE
- ECHIDNINE 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 ECHIDNINE
1 longer words begin with ECHIDNINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHIDNINE
Showing 40 of 99. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ECHIDNINE
- Is ECHIDNINE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ECHIDNINE is not in it.
- How many points is ECHIDNINE worth?
- ECHIDNINE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ECHIDNINE?
- ECHIDNINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ECHIDNINE:
Open ECHIDNINE in the Word Finder