HETEROOUSIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. HETEROOUSIAN 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HETEROOUSIAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETEROOUSIAN is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROOUSIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heteroousiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETEROOUSIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HETEROOUSIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROOUSIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HETEROOUSIAN
- HETEROOUSIAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- HETEROOUSIAN 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 HETEROOUSIAN
1 longer words begin with HETEROOUSIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROOUSIAN
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Common questions about HETEROOUSIAN
- Is HETEROOUSIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HETEROOUSIAN is not in it.
- How many points is HETEROOUSIAN worth?
- HETEROOUSIAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HETEROOUSIAN?
- HETEROOUSIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HETEROOUSIAN:
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