FORMICATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. FORMICATES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FORMICATES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORMICATES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORMICATES
No single letter turns FORMICATES into another word.
How FORMICATES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in FORMICATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORMICATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORMICATES
- All 10 letters of FORMICATES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FORMICATES
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Common questions about FORMICATES
- Is FORMICATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FORMICATES is not in it.
- How many points is FORMICATES worth?
- FORMICATES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FORMICATES?
- No single letter can be added to FORMICATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of FORMICATES:
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