IDIOTCIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. IDIOTCIES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
i1d2i1o1t1c3i1e1s1
Depends on the listIDIOTCIES · 9 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept IDIOTCIES?
| 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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7%
Our own measure of how useful IDIOTCIES is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IDIOTCIES
No single letter turns IDIOTCIES into another word.
How IDIOTCIES scores
Scrabble i1d2i1o1t1c3i1e1s1 12
Words with Friends i1d2i1o1t1c4i1e1s1 13
Face value of the 9 tiles in IDIOTCIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IDIOTCIES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in IDIOTCIES
idiocies11 cestoid10 coedits10 cotised10 deistic10 diciest10 idiotic10 cisted9 citied9 codist9 coedit9 cosied9 costed9 dicots9 edicts9 cestoi8 cities8 cotise8 iciest8 oecist8 idiots7 iodise7 teiids7 tidies7 todies7 cedis8 cides8 cited8 codes8 coeds8 cosed8 coted8 decos8 dices8 dicot8 dicts8 disci8 disco8 edict8 iodic8
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Common questions about IDIOTCIES
- Is IDIOTCIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and IDIOTCIES is not in it.
- How many points is IDIOTCIES worth?
- IDIOTCIES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to IDIOTCIES?
- No single letter can be added to IDIOTCIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of IDIOTCIES:
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