ILLEGALISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILLEGALISES 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.
Which word lists accept ILLEGALISES?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLEGALISES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLEGALISES
No single letter turns ILLEGALISES into another word.
How ILLEGALISES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ILLEGALISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLEGALISES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLEGALISES
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Common questions about ILLEGALISES
- Is ILLEGALISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ILLEGALISES is not in it.
- How many points is ILLEGALISES worth?
- ILLEGALISES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLEGALISES?
- No single letter can be added to ILLEGALISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ILLEGALISES:
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