ELUCIDATION is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ELUCIDATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ELUCIDATION?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELUCIDATION is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUCIDATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
elucidationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ELUCIDATION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ELUCIDATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELUCIDATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELUCIDATION
- ELUCIDATION 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
Words starting with ELUCIDATION
1 longer words begin with ELUCIDATION.
Shorter words from the letters in ELUCIDATION
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Common questions about ELUCIDATION
- Is ELUCIDATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUCIDATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUCIDATION worth?
- ELUCIDATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELUCIDATION?
- ELUCIDATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ELUCIDATION:
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