LEISHMANIAE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. LEISHMANIAE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept LEISHMANIAE?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LEISHMANIAE is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LEISHMANIAE
No single letter turns LEISHMANIAE into another word.
How LEISHMANIAE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in LEISHMANIAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LEISHMANIAE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LEISHMANIAE
- LEISHMANIAE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LEISHMANIAE
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Common questions about LEISHMANIAE
- Is LEISHMANIAE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LEISHMANIAE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LEISHMANIAE worth?
- LEISHMANIAE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LEISHMANIAE?
- No single letter can be added to LEISHMANIAE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LEISHMANIAE:
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