NEEDCESSITIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEEDCESSITIES 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 NEEDCESSITIES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEDCESSITIES is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDCESSITIES
No single letter turns NEEDCESSITIES into another word.
How NEEDCESSITIES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in NEEDCESSITIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDCESSITIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEEDCESSITIES
- The letter E appears four times in NEEDCESSITIES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDCESSITIES
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Common questions about NEEDCESSITIES
- Is NEEDCESSITIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEEDCESSITIES is not in it.
- How many points is NEEDCESSITIES worth?
- NEEDCESSITIES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDCESSITIES?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDCESSITIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of NEEDCESSITIES:
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