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.
Which word lists accept LIGHTSPEEDS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
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
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.
What does LIGHTSPEEDS mean in Scrabble?
LIGHTSPEEDS is the plural of LIGHTSPEED.
Shorter words from the letters in LIGHTSPEEDS
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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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