EMPHATICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPHATICAL 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPHATICAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPHATICAL is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPHATICAL
No single letter turns EMPHATICAL into another word.
How EMPHATICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMPHATICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPHATICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of EMPHATICAL
The 10 tiles of EMPHATICAL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with EMPHATICAL
2 longer words begin with EMPHATICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPHATICAL
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Common questions about EMPHATICAL
- Is EMPHATICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPHATICAL is not in it.
- How many points is EMPHATICAL worth?
- EMPHATICAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPHATICAL?
- No single letter can be added to EMPHATICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMPHATICAL:
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