ISOPTERAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. ISOPTERAN 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept ISOPTERAN?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ISOPTERAN is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ISOPTERAN

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

How ISOPTERAN scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in ISOPTERAN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about ISOPTERAN

• All 9 letters of ISOPTERAN are different — nothing repeats.
• The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

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

Anagrams of ISOPTERAN

The 9 tiles of ISOPTERAN in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with ISOPTERAN

1 longer words begin with ISOPTERAN.

Shorter words from the letters in ISOPTERAN

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Common questions about ISOPTERAN

Is ISOPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ISOPTERAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ISOPTERAN worth?

ISOPTERAN is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ISOPTERAN?

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