MONOLINGUIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. MONOLINGUIST 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MONOLINGUIST?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONOLINGUIST is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONOLINGUIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monolinguistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONOLINGUIST scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in MONOLINGUIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONOLINGUIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with MONOLINGUIST
1 longer words begin with MONOLINGUIST.
Shorter words from the letters in MONOLINGUIST
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Common questions about MONOLINGUIST
- Is MONOLINGUIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MONOLINGUIST is not in it.
- How many points is MONOLINGUIST worth?
- MONOLINGUIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MONOLINGUIST?
- MONOLINGUIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of MONOLINGUIST:
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