MONOCLINISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. MONOCLINISM 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept MONOCLINISM?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful MONOCLINISM is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for MONOCLINISM

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

How MONOCLINISM scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in MONOCLINISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about MONOCLINISM

• MONOCLINISM 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 MONOCLINISM

1 longer words begin with MONOCLINISM.

Shorter words from the letters in MONOCLINISM

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Common questions about MONOCLINISM

Is MONOCLINISM valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is MONOCLINISM worth?

MONOCLINISM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to MONOCLINISM?

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