ICTAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points

It depends on the list you play by. ICTAL 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 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ICTAL?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ICTAL is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ICTAL

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ICTAL scores

Face value of the 5 tiles in ICTAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.

What stands out about ICTAL

• The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of ICTAL

The 5 tiles of ICTAL in a different order — 2 found.

Words ending in ICTAL

2 words end in ICTAL. Useful as a back hook: play ICTAL onto a word already on the board.

Words with ICTAL inside

1 words contain ICTAL in the middle. Words that start with ICTAL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in ICTAL

Common questions about ICTAL

Is ICTAL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ICTAL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ICTAL worth?

ICTAL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ICTAL?

ICTAL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.