HELIOLOGY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HELIOLOGY 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4e1l1i1o1l1o1g2y4
Depends on the listHELIOLOGY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HELIOLOGY?
| 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
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful HELIOLOGY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELIOLOGY
No single letter turns HELIOLOGY into another word.
How HELIOLOGY scores
Scrabble h4e1l1i1o1l1o1g2y4 16
Words with Friends h3e1l2i1o1l2o1g3y3 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in HELIOLOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELIOLOGY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HELIOLOGY
oilhole10 holily12 hooley12 gooily10 gooley10 logily10 hoolie9 goolie7 loligo7 loogie7 ghyll12 hyleg12 hilly11 holey11 holly11 hooey11 hooly11 hoyle11 elogy9 gelly9 gilly9 golly9 gooey9 gooly9 goyle9 ology9 helio8 hello8 hillo8 hollo8 looey8 igloo6 logie6 logoi6 lolog6 oligo6 looie5 ollie5 yogh11 holy10
Showing 40 of 124. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HELIOLOGY
- Is HELIOLOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HELIOLOGY is not in it.
- How many points is HELIOLOGY worth?
- HELIOLOGY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELIOLOGY?
- No single letter can be added to HELIOLOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HELIOLOGY:
Open HELIOLOGY in the Word Finder