NYCTALOPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NYCTALOPS 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 NYCTALOPS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYCTALOPS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYCTALOPS
No single letter turns NYCTALOPS into another word.
How NYCTALOPS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NYCTALOPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NYCTALOPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NYCTALOPS
- All 9 letters of NYCTALOPS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NYCTALOPS
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Common questions about NYCTALOPS
- Is NYCTALOPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NYCTALOPS is not in it.
- How many points is NYCTALOPS worth?
- NYCTALOPS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NYCTALOPS?
- No single letter can be added to NYCTALOPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NYCTALOPS:
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