HECTOCOTYLI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. HECTOCOTYLI 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 21 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
h4e1c3t1o1c3o1t1y4l1i1
Depends on the listHECTOCOTYLI · 11 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 22 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
22points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HECTOCOTYLI?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.91
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.55%
Our own measure of how useful HECTOCOTYLI is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HECTOCOTYLI
No single letter turns HECTOCOTYLI into another word.
How HECTOCOTYLI scores
Scrabble h4e1c3t1o1c3o1t1y4l1i1 21
Words with Friends h3e1c4t1o1c4o1t1y3l2i1 22
Face value of the 11 tiles in HECTOCOTYLI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HECTOCOTYLI has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HECTOCOTYLI
choicely18 hecticly18 tetchily16 toothily14 ethylic15 lecythi15 techily15 toyetic12 cocotte11 coctile11 otolith10 clootie9 coletit9 chicly16 chitty14 tetchy14 titchy14 cecity13 chicle13 chicot13 choice13 cholic13 cicely13 cliche13 cloche13 cootch13 echoic13 hectic13 hooley12 toothy12 clothe11 clotty11 coolth11 cotyle11 coyote11 eltchi11 oocyte11 thetic11 tictoc10 eolith9
Showing 40 of 306. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HECTOCOTYLI
- Is HECTOCOTYLI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HECTOCOTYLI, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HECTOCOTYLI worth?
- HECTOCOTYLI is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HECTOCOTYLI?
- No single letter can be added to HECTOCOTYLI to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HECTOCOTYLI:
Open HECTOCOTYLI in the Word Finder