PATRILINEALLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PATRILINEALLY 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 PATRILINEALLY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PATRILINEALLY is to know. It scores 18 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PATRILINEALLY
No single letter turns PATRILINEALLY into another word.
How PATRILINEALLY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PATRILINEALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PATRILINEALLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PATRILINEALLY mean in Scrabble?
PATRILINEALLY is the adverb formed from PATRILINEAL.
PATRILINEAL(adjective) — Tracing descent, inheritance or family name through the father and his male relatives.
Shorter words from the letters in PATRILINEALLY
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Common questions about PATRILINEALLY
- Is PATRILINEALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PATRILINEALLY is not in it.
- How many points is PATRILINEALLY worth?
- PATRILINEALLY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PATRILINEALLY?
- No single letter can be added to PATRILINEALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PATRILINEALLY:
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