ILLICITNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILLICITNESS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept ILLICITNESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ILLICITNESS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLICITNESS
No single letter turns ILLICITNESS into another word.
How ILLICITNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ILLICITNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLICITNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ILLICITNESS
1 longer words begin with ILLICITNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLICITNESS
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Common questions about ILLICITNESS
- Is ILLICITNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ILLICITNESS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ILLICITNESS worth?
- ILLICITNESS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLICITNESS?
- No single letter can be added to ILLICITNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ILLICITNESS:
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