LIGHTSPEEDS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. LIGHTSPEEDS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
l1i1g2h4t1s1p3e1e1d2s1
Depends on the listLIGHTSPEEDS · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LIGHTSPEEDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.64
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.64%
Our own measure of how useful LIGHTSPEEDS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGHTSPEEDS
No single letter turns LIGHTSPEEDS into another word.
How LIGHTSPEEDS scores
Scrabble l1i1g2h4t1s1p3e1e1d2s1 18
Words with Friends l2i1g3h3t1s1p4e1e1d2s1 20
Face value of the 11 tiles in LIGHTSPEEDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGHTSPEEDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGHTSPEEDS
lightspeed17 despights16 depthless15 slipsheet14 despight15 plighted15 spighted15 pightles14 splished14 delights13 hedgiest13 pithless13 sleighed13 slighted13 steepish13 thlipses13 hideless12 pledgets12 sightsee12 sleights12 despites11 epistled11 leishest11 seedlips11 sheitels11 shelties11 sidestep11 spiegels11 epistles10 gelidest10 ledgiest10 legsides10 sedgiest10 elegists9 tideless9 pighted14 pightle13 plights13 spights13 delight12
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Common questions about LIGHTSPEEDS
- Is LIGHTSPEEDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIGHTSPEEDS is not in it.
- How many points is LIGHTSPEEDS worth?
- LIGHTSPEEDS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LIGHTSPEEDS?
- No single letter can be added to LIGHTSPEEDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of LIGHTSPEEDS:
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