ELASTICIZING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELASTICIZING 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 24 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ELASTICIZING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELASTICIZING is to know. It scores 24 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELASTICIZING
No single letter turns ELASTICIZING into another word.
How ELASTICIZING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ELASTICIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELASTICIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ELASTICIZING
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Common questions about ELASTICIZING
- Is ELASTICIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELASTICIZING, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELASTICIZING worth?
- ELASTICIZING is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELASTICIZING?
- No single letter can be added to ELASTICIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ELASTICIZING:
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