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MESENCEPHALONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. MESENCEPHALONS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

m3e1s1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1s1
Depends on the listMESENCEPHALONS · 14 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 28 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
28points in Words with Friends
14letters
0hooks available

Which word lists accept MESENCEPHALONS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.64
Hooks 25%
0
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.07%

Our own measure of how useful MESENCEPHALONS is to know. It scores 23 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MESENCEPHALONS

No single letter turns MESENCEPHALONS into another word.

How MESENCEPHALONS scores

Scrabble m3e1s1e1n1c3e1p3h4a1l1o1n1s1 23
Words with Friends m4e1s1e1n2c4e1p4h3a1l2o1n2s1 28

Face value of the 14 tiles in MESENCEPHALONS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
m12
e312
s24
n26
c12
p12
h12
a19
l14
o18

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

Shorter words from the letters in MESENCEPHALONS

mesencephalon22 chaenomeles18 encephalons18 nonspeeches18 empleaches19 homeplaces19 mesoscaphe19 chameleons17 ecphoneses17 encephalon17 phenomenal17 phenomenas17 someplaces16 encheasons15 camphenes18 camphones18 empeaches18 homeplace18 phonecams18 chameleon16 chapeless16 cheapness16 nonspeech16 pancheons16 penneechs16 phenomena16 encompass15 someplace15 anopheles14 encheason14 seneschal14 shoelaces14 ampleness13 cameleons13 ensamples13 escalopes13 mesoscale13 neoplasms13 opalesces13 paleocene13

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Common questions about MESENCEPHALONS

Is MESENCEPHALONS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts MESENCEPHALONS, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is MESENCEPHALONS worth?
MESENCEPHALONS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to MESENCEPHALONS?
No single letter can be added to MESENCEPHALONS to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 14 letters of MESENCEPHALONS:

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