ERINACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ERINACEOUS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ERINACEOUS?
| 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 ERINACEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ERINACEOUS
No single letter turns ERINACEOUS into another word.
How ERINACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ERINACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ERINACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ERINACEOUS
- ERINACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- ERINACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ERINACEOUS
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Common questions about ERINACEOUS
- Is ERINACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ERINACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is ERINACEOUS worth?
- ERINACEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ERINACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to ERINACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ERINACEOUS:
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