ELASTANCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELASTANCE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ELASTANCE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELASTANCE is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELASTANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elastancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELASTANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELASTANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELASTANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELASTANCE
- ELASTANCE 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 ELASTANCE
1 longer words begin with ELASTANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in ELASTANCE
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Common questions about ELASTANCE
- Is ELASTANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ELASTANCE is not in it.
- How many points is ELASTANCE worth?
- ELASTANCE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELASTANCE?
- ELASTANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELASTANCE:
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