ILLEGITIMATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILLEGITIMATES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ILLEGITIMATES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLEGITIMATES is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLEGITIMATES
No single letter turns ILLEGITIMATES into another word.
How ILLEGITIMATES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ILLEGITIMATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLEGITIMATES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLEGITIMATES
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Common questions about ILLEGITIMATES
- Is ILLEGITIMATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLEGITIMATES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLEGITIMATES worth?
- ILLEGITIMATES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLEGITIMATES?
- No single letter can be added to ILLEGITIMATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ILLEGITIMATES:
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