NYCTALOPIC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYCTALOPIC 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NYCTALOPIC?
| 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 NYCTALOPIC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYCTALOPIC
No single letter turns NYCTALOPIC into another word.
How NYCTALOPIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NYCTALOPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NYCTALOPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NYCTALOPIC
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Common questions about NYCTALOPIC
- Is NYCTALOPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYCTALOPIC is not in it.
- How many points is NYCTALOPIC worth?
- NYCTALOPIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NYCTALOPIC?
- No single letter can be added to NYCTALOPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NYCTALOPIC:
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