ILIACUSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILIACUSES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listILIACUSES · 9 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ILIACUSES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful ILIACUSES is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILIACUSES
No single letter turns ILIACUSES into another word.
How ILIACUSES scores
Scrabble i1l1i1a1c3u1s1e1s1 11
Words with Friends i1l2i1a1c4u2s1e1s1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in ILIACUSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILIACUSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ILIACUSES
laicises10 clauses9 clusias9 iliacus9 laicise9 liassic9 salices9 silicas9 sluices9 liaises7 saulies7 silesia7 aculei8 cassie8 caules8 caulis8 causes8 ceilis8 clause8 clusia8 cuisse8 ilices8 saices8 sauces8 scails8 scales8 secula8 sialic8 silica8 slices8 sluice8 ulices8 aisles6 eassil6 laisse6 lassie6 liaise6 liases6 salues6 saulie6
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Common questions about ILIACUSES
- Is ILIACUSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ILIACUSES is not in it.
- How many points is ILIACUSES worth?
- ILIACUSES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILIACUSES?
- No single letter can be added to ILIACUSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ILIACUSES:
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