HETEROSCIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HETEROSCIANS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HETEROSCIANS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETEROSCIANS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETEROSCIANS
No single letter turns HETEROSCIANS into another word.
How HETEROSCIANS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HETEROSCIANS, 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 | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HETEROSCIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HETEROSCIANS
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Common questions about HETEROSCIANS
- Is HETEROSCIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HETEROSCIANS is not in it.
- How many points is HETEROSCIANS worth?
- HETEROSCIANS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HETEROSCIANS?
- No single letter can be added to HETEROSCIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HETEROSCIANS:
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