NEANDERTHALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEANDERTHALS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NEANDERTHALS?
| 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 NEANDERTHALS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEANDERTHALS
No single letter turns NEANDERTHALS into another word.
How NEANDERTHALS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NEANDERTHALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEANDERTHALS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEANDERTHALS
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Common questions about NEANDERTHALS
- Is NEANDERTHALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEANDERTHALS is not in it.
- How many points is NEANDERTHALS worth?
- NEANDERTHALS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEANDERTHALS?
- No single letter can be added to NEANDERTHALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NEANDERTHALS:
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