LAMPASSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAMPASSES 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1a1m3p3a1s1s1e1s1
Depends on the listLAMPASSES · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LAMPASSES?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful LAMPASSES is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMPASSES
No single letter turns LAMPASSES into another word.
How LAMPASSES scores
Scrabble l1a1m3p3a1s1s1e1s1 13
Words with Friends l2a1m4p4a1s1s1e1s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in LAMPASSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAMPASSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMPASSES
lampases12 lampasse12 mapless11 plasmas11 samples11 amasses9 palases9 paselas9 passels9 plaases9 sapless9 lampas10 maples10 pelmas10 plasma10 plasms10 psalms10 sample10 spasms10 assams8 lapses8 maases8 massas8 masses8 palsas8 pasela8 passel8 passes8 saleps8 salpae8 salpas8 sepals8 spales8 speals8 lasses6 salsas6 salses6 ample9 lamps9 maple9
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Common questions about LAMPASSES
- Is LAMPASSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAMPASSES is not in it.
- How many points is LAMPASSES worth?
- LAMPASSES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAMPASSES?
- No single letter can be added to LAMPASSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LAMPASSES:
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