ENCYCLOPAEDISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. ENCYCLOPAEDISM 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 26 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ENCYCLOPAEDISM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ENCYCLOPAEDISM is to know. It scores 26 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ENCYCLOPAEDISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
encyclopaedismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ENCYCLOPAEDISM scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in ENCYCLOPAEDISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ENCYCLOPAEDISM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ENCYCLOPAEDISM
1 longer words begin with ENCYCLOPAEDISM.
Shorter words from the letters in ENCYCLOPAEDISM
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Common questions about ENCYCLOPAEDISM
- Is ENCYCLOPAEDISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ENCYCLOPAEDISM, where it scores 31 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ENCYCLOPAEDISM worth?
- ENCYCLOPAEDISM is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ENCYCLOPAEDISM?
- ENCYCLOPAEDISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of ENCYCLOPAEDISM:
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