NEANDERTALERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEANDERTALERS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NEANDERTALERS?
| 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 NEANDERTALERS is to know. It scores 14 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEANDERTALERS
No single letter turns NEANDERTALERS into another word.
How NEANDERTALERS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in NEANDERTALERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEANDERTALERS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEANDERTALERS
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Common questions about NEANDERTALERS
- Is NEANDERTALERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEANDERTALERS is not in it.
- How many points is NEANDERTALERS worth?
- NEANDERTALERS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEANDERTALERS?
- No single letter can be added to NEANDERTALERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of NEANDERTALERS:
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