ELUCIDATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELUCIDATORY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ELUCIDATORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELUCIDATORY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELUCIDATORY
No single letter turns ELUCIDATORY into another word.
How ELUCIDATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ELUCIDATORY, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELUCIDATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELUCIDATORY
- All 11 letters of ELUCIDATORY are different — nothing repeats.
- ELUCIDATORY 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 ELUCIDATORY
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Common questions about ELUCIDATORY
- Is ELUCIDATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELUCIDATORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELUCIDATORY worth?
- ELUCIDATORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELUCIDATORY?
- No single letter can be added to ELUCIDATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ELUCIDATORY:
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