EXCEPTIONALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXCEPTIONALS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept EXCEPTIONALS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCEPTIONALS is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCEPTIONALS
No single letter turns EXCEPTIONALS into another word.
How EXCEPTIONALS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in EXCEPTIONALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCEPTIONALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does EXCEPTIONALS mean in Scrabble?
EXCEPTIONALS is the plural of EXCEPTIONAL.
EXCEPTIONAL(adjective) — Far better than usual, or unusual enough to be an exception to the normal rule.
Shorter words from the letters in EXCEPTIONALS
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Common questions about EXCEPTIONALS
- Is EXCEPTIONALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EXCEPTIONALS, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EXCEPTIONALS worth?
- EXCEPTIONALS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXCEPTIONALS?
- No single letter can be added to EXCEPTIONALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of EXCEPTIONALS:
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