PALATALISATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. PALATALISATION 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept PALATALISATION?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PALATALISATION is to know. It scores 16 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PALATALISATION

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

How PALATALISATION scores

Face value of the 14 tiles in PALATALISATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about PALATALISATION

• The letter A appears four times in PALATALISATION.

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

Words starting with PALATALISATION

1 longer words begin with PALATALISATION.

Shorter words from the letters in PALATALISATION

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Common questions about PALATALISATION

Is PALATALISATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PALATALISATION, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PALATALISATION worth?

PALATALISATION is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PALATALISATION?

PALATALISATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.