HEXADECYLS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. HEXADECYLS 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HEXADECYLS?
| 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 HEXADECYLS is to know. It scores 26 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXADECYLS
No single letter turns HEXADECYLS into another word.
How HEXADECYLS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEXADECYLS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEXADECYLS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXADECYLS
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Common questions about HEXADECYLS
- Is HEXADECYLS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEXADECYLS is not in it.
- How many points is HEXADECYLS worth?
- HEXADECYLS is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HEXADECYLS?
- No single letter can be added to HEXADECYLS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEXADECYLS:
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