HALCYONS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HALCYONS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
h4a1l1c3y4o1n1s1
PlayableHALCYONS · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HALCYONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.62%
Our own measure of how useful HALCYONS is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALCYONS
No single letter turns HALCYONS into another word.
How HALCYONS scores
Scrabble h4a1l1c3y4o1n1s1 16
Words with Friends h3a1l2c4y3o1n2s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in HALCYONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HALCYONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HALCYONS
- All 8 letters of HALCYONS 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 HALCYONS
halcyon15 onychas15 lochans12 onycha14 shoaly12 anchos11 cholas11 lochan11 nachos11 sancho11 halons9 lohans9 onlays9 chays13 lynch13 synch13 hoyas11 hylas11 hyson11 shaly11 acyls10 ancho10 chals10 chaos10 chola10 chons10 clash10 clays10 cloys10 coaly10 cyano10 cyans10 lanch10 loach10 lochs10 nacho10 oshac10 scaly10 sycon10 halon8
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Common questions about HALCYONS
- Is HALCYONS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALCYONS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALCYONS worth?
- HALCYONS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HALCYONS?
- No single letter can be added to HALCYONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HALCYONS:
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