MYRTACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. MYRTACEOUS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept MYRTACEOUS?
| 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 MYRTACEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MYRTACEOUS
No single letter turns MYRTACEOUS into another word.
How MYRTACEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in MYRTACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MYRTACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MYRTACEOUS
- All 10 letters of MYRTACEOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- MYRTACEOUS 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 MYRTACEOUS
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Common questions about MYRTACEOUS
- Is MYRTACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MYRTACEOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MYRTACEOUS worth?
- MYRTACEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MYRTACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to MYRTACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of MYRTACEOUS:
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