ECTOGENIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ECTOGENIES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ECTOGENIES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ECTOGENIES is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ECTOGENIES
No single letter turns ECTOGENIES into another word.
How ECTOGENIES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ECTOGENIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ECTOGENIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ECTOGENIES
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Common questions about ECTOGENIES
- Is ECTOGENIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ECTOGENIES is not in it.
- How many points is ECTOGENIES worth?
- ECTOGENIES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ECTOGENIES?
- No single letter can be added to ECTOGENIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ECTOGENIES:
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