HEXADECANOIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. HEXADECANOIC 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HEXADECANOIC?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEXADECANOIC is to know. It scores 27 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXADECANOIC
No single letter turns HEXADECANOIC into another word.
How HEXADECANOIC scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HEXADECANOIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEXADECANOIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXADECANOIC
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Common questions about HEXADECANOIC
- Is HEXADECANOIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEXADECANOIC is not in it.
- How many points is HEXADECANOIC worth?
- HEXADECANOIC is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HEXADECANOIC?
- No single letter can be added to HEXADECANOIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HEXADECANOIC:
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