ORYCTOLOGIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. ORYCTOLOGIES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ORYCTOLOGIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ORYCTOLOGIES is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ORYCTOLOGIES
No single letter turns ORYCTOLOGIES into another word.
How ORYCTOLOGIES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ORYCTOLOGIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 3 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ORYCTOLOGIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ORYCTOLOGIES mean in Scrabble?
ORYCTOLOGIES is the plural of ORYCTOLOGY.
Shorter words from the letters in ORYCTOLOGIES
Showing 40 of 1060. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ORYCTOLOGIES
- Is ORYCTOLOGIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ORYCTOLOGIES is not in it.
- How many points is ORYCTOLOGIES worth?
- ORYCTOLOGIES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ORYCTOLOGIES?
- No single letter can be added to ORYCTOLOGIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ORYCTOLOGIES:
Open ORYCTOLOGIES in the Word Finder