LYCAENIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. LYCAENIDS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept LYCAENIDS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LYCAENIDS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LYCAENIDS
No single letter turns LYCAENIDS into another word.
How LYCAENIDS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in LYCAENIDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LYCAENIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LYCAENIDS
- All 9 letters of LYCAENIDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LYCAENIDS
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Common questions about LYCAENIDS
- Is LYCAENIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LYCAENIDS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LYCAENIDS worth?
- LYCAENIDS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LYCAENIDS?
- No single letter can be added to LYCAENIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LYCAENIDS:
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