EMPIRICALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMPIRICALS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMPIRICALS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMPIRICALS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMPIRICALS
No single letter turns EMPIRICALS into another word.
How EMPIRICALS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EMPIRICALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EMPIRICALS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EMPIRICALS
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Common questions about EMPIRICALS
- Is EMPIRICALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMPIRICALS is not in it.
- How many points is EMPIRICALS worth?
- EMPIRICALS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMPIRICALS?
- No single letter can be added to EMPIRICALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EMPIRICALS:
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