HELLACIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HELLACIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELLACIOUS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELLACIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELLACIOUS
No single letter turns HELLACIOUS into another word.
How HELLACIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HELLACIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HELLACIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HELLACIOUS
- HELLACIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- HELLACIOUS 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
Words starting with HELLACIOUS
1 longer words begin with HELLACIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in HELLACIOUS
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Common questions about HELLACIOUS
- Is HELLACIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELLACIOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELLACIOUS worth?
- HELLACIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HELLACIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to HELLACIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HELLACIOUS:
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