LOLLAPALOOSA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. LOLLAPALOOSA 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LOLLAPALOOSA?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LOLLAPALOOSA is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LOLLAPALOOSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lollapaloosasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LOLLAPALOOSA scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in LOLLAPALOOSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 4 | 4 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LOLLAPALOOSA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LOLLAPALOOSA
- The letter L appears four times in LOLLAPALOOSA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with LOLLAPALOOSA
1 longer words begin with LOLLAPALOOSA.
Shorter words from the letters in LOLLAPALOOSA
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Common questions about LOLLAPALOOSA
- Is LOLLAPALOOSA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LOLLAPALOOSA is not in it.
- How many points is LOLLAPALOOSA worth?
- LOLLAPALOOSA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LOLLAPALOOSA?
- LOLLAPALOOSA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of LOLLAPALOOSA:
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