EMPHATICS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPHATICS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept EMPHATICS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPHATICS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPHATICS
No single letter turns EMPHATICS into another word.
How EMPHATICS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EMPHATICS, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPHATICS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EMPHATICS
- All 9 letters of EMPHATICS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of EMPHATICS
The 9 tiles of EMPHATICS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPHATICS
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Common questions about EMPHATICS
- Is EMPHATICS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EMPHATICS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EMPHATICS worth?
- EMPHATICS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPHATICS?
- No single letter can be added to EMPHATICS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EMPHATICS:
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