HELIOPAUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HELIOPAUSES 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept HELIOPAUSES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELIOPAUSES is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELIOPAUSES
No single letter turns HELIOPAUSES into another word.
How HELIOPAUSES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HELIOPAUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELIOPAUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HELIOPAUSES
- HELIOPAUSES contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HELIOPAUSES
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Common questions about HELIOPAUSES
- Is HELIOPAUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELIOPAUSES, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELIOPAUSES worth?
- HELIOPAUSES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELIOPAUSES?
- No single letter can be added to HELIOPAUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HELIOPAUSES:
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