MORDACIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. MORDACIOUS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept MORDACIOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MORDACIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORDACIOUS
No single letter turns MORDACIOUS into another word.
How MORDACIOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MORDACIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORDACIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MORDACIOUS
- MORDACIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with MORDACIOUS
2 longer words begin with MORDACIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in MORDACIOUS
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Common questions about MORDACIOUS
- Is MORDACIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MORDACIOUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MORDACIOUS worth?
- MORDACIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MORDACIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MORDACIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MORDACIOUS:
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