PEDICULUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PEDICULUS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3e1d2i1c3u1l1u1s1
Depends on the listPEDICULUS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PEDICULUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful PEDICULUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PEDICULUS
No single letter turns PEDICULUS into another word.
How PEDICULUS scores
Scrabble p3e1d2i1c3u1l1u1s1 14
Words with Friends p4e1d2i1c4u2l2u2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PEDICULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PEDICULUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PEDICULUS
clupeids13 clupeid12 sculped12 spliced12 cupules11 spicule11 duplies10 sluiced10 cliped11 cupids11 cusped11 cuspid11 spiced11 clipes10 cupels10 cupule10 piculs10 splice10 dispel9 disple9 dulces9 lisped9 plused9 pulsed9 pusled9 sliced9 sliped9 spiled9 upside9 epulis8 pileus8 sluice8 ulices8 cupid10 pudic10 clipe9 clips9 cupel9 epics9 picul9
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Common questions about PEDICULUS
- Is PEDICULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PEDICULUS is not in it.
- How many points is PEDICULUS worth?
- PEDICULUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PEDICULUS?
- No single letter can be added to PEDICULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PEDICULUS:
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