LAUDATORIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. LAUDATORIES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LAUDATORIES?
| 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 LAUDATORIES is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAUDATORIES
No single letter turns LAUDATORIES into another word.
How LAUDATORIES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LAUDATORIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LAUDATORIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LAUDATORIES
- LAUDATORIES 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 LAUDATORIES
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Common questions about LAUDATORIES
- Is LAUDATORIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LAUDATORIES is not in it.
- How many points is LAUDATORIES worth?
- LAUDATORIES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LAUDATORIES?
- No single letter can be added to LAUDATORIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LAUDATORIES:
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