EPENDYMAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. EPENDYMAL 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
e1p3e1n1d2y4m3a1l1
Depends on the listEPENDYMAL · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EPENDYMAL?
| 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
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful EPENDYMAL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EPENDYMAL
No single letter turns EPENDYMAL into another word.
How EPENDYMAL scores
Scrabble e1p3e1n1d2y4m3a1l1 17
Words with Friends e1p4e1n2d2y3m4a1l2 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in EPENDYMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EPENDYMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EPENDYMAL
ependyma16 emplaned13 demayne13 endplay13 yealmed13 amylene12 empaled12 empanel11 emplane11 deplane10 leadmen10 paneled10 damply14 deeply12 medley12 played12 yelmed12 yelped12 dampen11 lamped11 laymen11 meanly11 namely11 palmed11 adenyl10 aleyed10 apemen10 empale10 needly10 yeaned10 amende9 amened9 demean9 leamed9 leaped9 mealed9 meaned9 neaped9 pealed9 peaned9
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Common questions about EPENDYMAL
- Is EPENDYMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EPENDYMAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EPENDYMAL worth?
- EPENDYMAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EPENDYMAL?
- No single letter can be added to EPENDYMAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EPENDYMAL:
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