ILLICITNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ILLICITNESSES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ILLICITNESSES?
| 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 ILLICITNESSES is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ILLICITNESSES
No single letter turns ILLICITNESSES into another word.
How ILLICITNESSES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ILLICITNESSES, 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 | 2 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ILLICITNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ILLICITNESSES
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Common questions about ILLICITNESSES
- Is ILLICITNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ILLICITNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is ILLICITNESSES worth?
- ILLICITNESSES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ILLICITNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to ILLICITNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ILLICITNESSES:
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