EDACIOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. EDACIOUSLY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EDACIOUSLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EDACIOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EDACIOUSLY
No single letter turns EDACIOUSLY into another word.
How EDACIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EDACIOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EDACIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EDACIOUSLY
- All 10 letters of EDACIOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- EDACIOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- EDACIOUSLY contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EDACIOUSLY
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Common questions about EDACIOUSLY
- Is EDACIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EDACIOUSLY is not in it.
- How many points is EDACIOUSLY worth?
- EDACIOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EDACIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to EDACIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EDACIOUSLY:
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