ECHOLOCATE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ECHOLOCATE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ECHOLOCATE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECHOLOCATE is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECHOLOCATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ECHOLOCATE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ECHOLOCATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECHOLOCATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ECHOLOCATE
- ECHOLOCATE 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 ECHOLOCATE
2 longer words begin with ECHOLOCATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ECHOLOCATE
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Common questions about ECHOLOCATE
- Is ECHOLOCATE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ECHOLOCATE is not in it.
- How many points is ECHOLOCATE worth?
- ECHOLOCATE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ECHOLOCATE?
- ECHOLOCATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ECHOLOCATE:
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