ONYCHOPHAGIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. ONYCHOPHAGIST 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ONYCHOPHAGIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ONYCHOPHAGIST is to know. It scores 27 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ONYCHOPHAGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
onychophagistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ONYCHOPHAGIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ONYCHOPHAGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ONYCHOPHAGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ONYCHOPHAGIST
1 longer words begin with ONYCHOPHAGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in ONYCHOPHAGIST
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Common questions about ONYCHOPHAGIST
- Is ONYCHOPHAGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ONYCHOPHAGIST is not in it.
- How many points is ONYCHOPHAGIST worth?
- ONYCHOPHAGIST is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ONYCHOPHAGIST?
- ONYCHOPHAGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ONYCHOPHAGIST:
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