MICROCEPHALOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. MICROCEPHALOUS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept MICROCEPHALOUS?
| 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 MICROCEPHALOUS is to know. It scores 25 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MICROCEPHALOUS
No single letter turns MICROCEPHALOUS into another word.
How MICROCEPHALOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in MICROCEPHALOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MICROCEPHALOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MICROCEPHALOUS
- MICROCEPHALOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in MICROCEPHALOUS
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Common questions about MICROCEPHALOUS
- Is MICROCEPHALOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MICROCEPHALOUS, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MICROCEPHALOUS worth?
- MICROCEPHALOUS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MICROCEPHALOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MICROCEPHALOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of MICROCEPHALOUS:
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