INSECTOLOGISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. INSECTOLOGISTS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept INSECTOLOGISTS?
| 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 INSECTOLOGISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for INSECTOLOGISTS
No single letter turns INSECTOLOGISTS into another word.
How INSECTOLOGISTS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in INSECTOLOGISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so INSECTOLOGISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in INSECTOLOGISTS
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Common questions about INSECTOLOGISTS
- Is INSECTOLOGISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and INSECTOLOGISTS is not in it.
- How many points is INSECTOLOGISTS worth?
- INSECTOLOGISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to INSECTOLOGISTS?
- No single letter can be added to INSECTOLOGISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of INSECTOLOGISTS:
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