LALAPALOOZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. LALAPALOOZA 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 accept it.

Which word lists accept LALAPALOOZA?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful LALAPALOOZA is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for LALAPALOOZA

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

How LALAPALOOZA scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in LALAPALOOZA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about LALAPALOOZA

• The letter A appears four times in LALAPALOOZA.

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

Words starting with LALAPALOOZA

1 longer words begin with LALAPALOOZA.

Shorter words from the letters in LALAPALOOZA

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Common questions about LALAPALOOZA

Is LALAPALOOZA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts LALAPALOOZA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is LALAPALOOZA worth?

LALAPALOOZA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to LALAPALOOZA?

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