OCCASIONALISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. OCCASIONALISMS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept OCCASIONALISMS?
| 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 OCCASIONALISMS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OCCASIONALISMS
No single letter turns OCCASIONALISMS into another word.
How OCCASIONALISMS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in OCCASIONALISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OCCASIONALISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in OCCASIONALISMS
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Common questions about OCCASIONALISMS
- Is OCCASIONALISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and OCCASIONALISMS is not in it.
- How many points is OCCASIONALISMS worth?
- OCCASIONALISMS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to OCCASIONALISMS?
- No single letter can be added to OCCASIONALISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of OCCASIONALISMS:
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