PAEDERAST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. PAEDERAST 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PAEDERAST?

Word power: 36 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PAEDERAST is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PAEDERAST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PAEDERAST scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in PAEDERAST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAEDERAST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about PAEDERAST

• The same 9 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of PAEDERAST

The 9 tiles of PAEDERAST in a different order — 3 found.

Words starting with PAEDERAST

4 longer words begin with PAEDERAST.

Shorter words from the letters in PAEDERAST

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Common questions about PAEDERAST

Is PAEDERAST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAEDERAST, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PAEDERAST worth?

PAEDERAST is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PAEDERAST?

PAEDERAST takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.