INITIALISATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. INITIALISATION 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept INITIALISATION?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful INITIALISATION is to know. It scores 14 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for INITIALISATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How INITIALISATION scores

Face value of the 14 tiles in INITIALISATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INITIALISATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about INITIALISATION

• The letter I appears five times in INITIALISATION.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with INITIALISATION

1 longer words begin with INITIALISATION.

Shorter words from the letters in INITIALISATION

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Common questions about INITIALISATION

Is INITIALISATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts INITIALISATION, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is INITIALISATION worth?

INITIALISATION is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to INITIALISATION?

INITIALISATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.