MORDACIOUSLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. MORDACIOUSLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MORDACIOUSLY?
| 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 MORDACIOUSLY is to know. It scores 20 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MORDACIOUSLY
No single letter turns MORDACIOUSLY into another word.
How MORDACIOUSLY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in MORDACIOUSLY, 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 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MORDACIOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MORDACIOUSLY
- MORDACIOUSLY 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
Shorter words from the letters in MORDACIOUSLY
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Common questions about MORDACIOUSLY
- Is MORDACIOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MORDACIOUSLY is not in it.
- How many points is MORDACIOUSLY worth?
- MORDACIOUSLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MORDACIOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to MORDACIOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of MORDACIOUSLY:
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