EXCEPTIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXCEPTIOUS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EXCEPTIOUS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXCEPTIOUS is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXCEPTIOUS
No single letter turns EXCEPTIOUS into another word.
How EXCEPTIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXCEPTIOUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXCEPTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EXCEPTIOUS
- EXCEPTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in EXCEPTIOUS
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Common questions about EXCEPTIOUS
- Is EXCEPTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXCEPTIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is EXCEPTIOUS worth?
- EXCEPTIOUS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXCEPTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to EXCEPTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXCEPTIOUS:
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