INFECTIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. INFECTIVELY 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INFECTIVELY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFECTIVELY is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFECTIVELY
No single letter turns INFECTIVELY into another word.
How INFECTIVELY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INFECTIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFECTIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in INFECTIVELY
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Common questions about INFECTIVELY
- Is INFECTIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INFECTIVELY is not in it.
- How many points is INFECTIVELY worth?
- INFECTIVELY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INFECTIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to INFECTIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INFECTIVELY:
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