ENCEPHALALGIAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCEPHALALGIAS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ENCEPHALALGIAS?
| 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 ENCEPHALALGIAS is to know. It scores 22 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCEPHALALGIAS
No single letter turns ENCEPHALALGIAS into another word.
How ENCEPHALALGIAS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ENCEPHALALGIAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCEPHALALGIAS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCEPHALALGIAS
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Common questions about ENCEPHALALGIAS
- Is ENCEPHALALGIAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ENCEPHALALGIAS is not in it.
- How many points is ENCEPHALALGIAS worth?
- ENCEPHALALGIAS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCEPHALALGIAS?
- No single letter can be added to ENCEPHALALGIAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ENCEPHALALGIAS:
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