LIEUTENANTSHIP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. LIEUTENANTSHIP 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LIEUTENANTSHIP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LIEUTENANTSHIP is to know. It scores 19 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIEUTENANTSHIP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lieutenantshipsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LIEUTENANTSHIP scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in LIEUTENANTSHIP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIEUTENANTSHIP has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIEUTENANTSHIP
- LIEUTENANTSHIP 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
Words starting with LIEUTENANTSHIP
1 longer words begin with LIEUTENANTSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in LIEUTENANTSHIP
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Common questions about LIEUTENANTSHIP
- Is LIEUTENANTSHIP valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIEUTENANTSHIP is not in it.
- How many points is LIEUTENANTSHIP worth?
- LIEUTENANTSHIP is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LIEUTENANTSHIP?
- LIEUTENANTSHIP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of LIEUTENANTSHIP:
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