HALIEUTIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. HALIEUTIC 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept HALIEUTIC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALIEUTIC is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALIEUTIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halieuticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALIEUTIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HALIEUTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HALIEUTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HALIEUTIC
- HALIEUTIC runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HALIEUTIC
1 longer words begin with HALIEUTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HALIEUTIC
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Common questions about HALIEUTIC
- Is HALIEUTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALIEUTIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALIEUTIC worth?
- HALIEUTIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HALIEUTIC?
- HALIEUTIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HALIEUTIC:
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