LECYTHIDACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. LECYTHIDACEOUS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LECYTHIDACEOUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LECYTHIDACEOUS is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LECYTHIDACEOUS
No single letter turns LECYTHIDACEOUS into another word.
How LECYTHIDACEOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in LECYTHIDACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LECYTHIDACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LECYTHIDACEOUS
- LECYTHIDACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- LECYTHIDACEOUS 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 LECYTHIDACEOUS
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Common questions about LECYTHIDACEOUS
- Is LECYTHIDACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LECYTHIDACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is LECYTHIDACEOUS worth?
- LECYTHIDACEOUS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LECYTHIDACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to LECYTHIDACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of LECYTHIDACEOUS:
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