NECESSARIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. NECESSARIAN 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept NECESSARIAN?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NECESSARIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NECESSARIAN

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NECESSARIAN scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in NECESSARIAN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECESSARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about NECESSARIAN

• NECESSARIAN begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of NECESSARIAN

The 11 tiles of NECESSARIAN in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with NECESSARIAN

3 longer words begin with NECESSARIAN.

Shorter words from the letters in NECESSARIAN

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Common questions about NECESSARIAN

Is NECESSARIAN valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECESSARIAN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is NECESSARIAN worth?

NECESSARIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NECESSARIAN?

NECESSARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.