EXSICCANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. EXSICCANTS 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 EXSICCANTS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EXSICCANTS is to know. It scores 21 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EXSICCANTS
No single letter turns EXSICCANTS into another word.
How EXSICCANTS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in EXSICCANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EXSICCANTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EXSICCANTS
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Common questions about EXSICCANTS
- Is EXSICCANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EXSICCANTS is not in it.
- How many points is EXSICCANTS worth?
- EXSICCANTS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EXSICCANTS?
- No single letter can be added to EXSICCANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of EXSICCANTS:
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