PACHYDERMOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. PACHYDERMOUS 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 25 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PACHYDERMOUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PACHYDERMOUS is to know. It scores 25 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PACHYDERMOUS
No single letter turns PACHYDERMOUS into another word.
How PACHYDERMOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PACHYDERMOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PACHYDERMOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PACHYDERMOUS
- All 12 letters of PACHYDERMOUS 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 PACHYDERMOUS
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Common questions about PACHYDERMOUS
- Is PACHYDERMOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PACHYDERMOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PACHYDERMOUS worth?
- PACHYDERMOUS is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PACHYDERMOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PACHYDERMOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PACHYDERMOUS:
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