PEDANTISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PEDANTISE 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PEDANTISE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PEDANTISE 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 PEDANTISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PEDANTISE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PEDANTISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEDANTISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of PEDANTISE
The 9 tiles of PEDANTISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PEDANTISE
2 longer words begin with PEDANTISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDANTISE
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Common questions about PEDANTISE
- Is PEDANTISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PEDANTISE is not in it.
- How many points is PEDANTISE worth?
- PEDANTISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PEDANTISE?
- PEDANTISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PEDANTISE:
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