NEEDCESSITY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEEDCESSITY 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NEEDCESSITY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEDCESSITY is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDCESSITY
No single letter turns NEEDCESSITY into another word.
How NEEDCESSITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEEDCESSITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDCESSITY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDCESSITY
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Common questions about NEEDCESSITY
- Is NEEDCESSITY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEEDCESSITY is not in it.
- How many points is NEEDCESSITY worth?
- NEEDCESSITY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDCESSITY?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDCESSITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEEDCESSITY:
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