PAPAVERACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. PAPAVERACEOUS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PAPAVERACEOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAPAVERACEOUS is to know. It scores 22 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAPAVERACEOUS
No single letter turns PAPAVERACEOUS into another word.
How PAPAVERACEOUS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PAPAVERACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PAPAVERACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PAPAVERACEOUS
- PAPAVERACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PAPAVERACEOUS
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Common questions about PAPAVERACEOUS
- Is PAPAVERACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAPAVERACEOUS, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAPAVERACEOUS worth?
- PAPAVERACEOUS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PAPAVERACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PAPAVERACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PAPAVERACEOUS:
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