LANIFEROUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. LANIFEROUS 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.
Which word lists accept LANIFEROUS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful LANIFEROUS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LANIFEROUS
No single letter turns LANIFEROUS into another word.
How LANIFEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in LANIFEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LANIFEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LANIFEROUS
- All 10 letters of LANIFEROUS are different — nothing repeats.
- LANIFEROUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LANIFEROUS
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Common questions about LANIFEROUS
- Is LANIFEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LANIFEROUS is not in it.
- How many points is LANIFEROUS worth?
- LANIFEROUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LANIFEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to LANIFEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of LANIFEROUS:
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