MECHANICALISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points

It depends on the list you play by. MECHANICALISM 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept MECHANICALISM?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MECHANICALISM is to know. It scores 24 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MECHANICALISM

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How MECHANICALISM scores

Face value of the 13 tiles in MECHANICALISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MECHANICALISM has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about MECHANICALISM

• MECHANICALISM begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with MECHANICALISM

1 longer words begin with MECHANICALISM.

Shorter words from the letters in MECHANICALISM

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Common questions about MECHANICALISM

Is MECHANICALISM valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MECHANICALISM is not in it.

How many points is MECHANICALISM worth?

MECHANICALISM is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MECHANICALISM?

MECHANICALISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.