INFORMATISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. INFORMATISE 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INFORMATISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful INFORMATISE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INFORMATISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How INFORMATISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in INFORMATISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INFORMATISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with INFORMATISE
2 longer words begin with INFORMATISE.
Shorter words from the letters in INFORMATISE
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Common questions about INFORMATISE
- Is INFORMATISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INFORMATISE is not in it.
- How many points is INFORMATISE worth?
- INFORMATISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INFORMATISE?
- INFORMATISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of INFORMATISE:
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