FILACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FILACEOUS 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 FILACEOUS?
| 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 FILACEOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FILACEOUS
No single letter turns FILACEOUS into another word.
How FILACEOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FILACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FILACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FILACEOUS
- All 9 letters of FILACEOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- FILACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- FILACEOUS 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 FILACEOUS
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Common questions about FILACEOUS
- Is FILACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FILACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is FILACEOUS worth?
- FILACEOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FILACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to FILACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FILACEOUS:
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