LALLAPALOOZA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. LALLAPALOOZA 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept LALLAPALOOZA?

Word power: 35 / 100

Our own measure of how useful LALLAPALOOZA is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for LALLAPALOOZA

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

How LALLAPALOOZA scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in LALLAPALOOZA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about LALLAPALOOZA

• The letter L appears four times in LALLAPALOOZA.
• The letter A appears four times in LALLAPALOOZA.

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

Words starting with LALLAPALOOZA

1 longer words begin with LALLAPALOOZA.

Shorter words from the letters in LALLAPALOOZA

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Common questions about LALLAPALOOZA

Is LALLAPALOOZA valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LALLAPALOOZA is not in it.

How many points is LALLAPALOOZA worth?

LALLAPALOOZA is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to LALLAPALOOZA?

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