FERACIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FERACIOUS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FERACIOUS?
| 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 FERACIOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FERACIOUS
No single letter turns FERACIOUS into another word.
How FERACIOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FERACIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FERACIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FERACIOUS
- All 9 letters of FERACIOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- FERACIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- FERACIOUS 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 FERACIOUS
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Common questions about FERACIOUS
- Is FERACIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FERACIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is FERACIOUS worth?
- FERACIOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FERACIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FERACIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FERACIOUS:
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