PELAGIALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PELAGIALS 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 PELAGIALS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELAGIALS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELAGIALS
No single letter turns PELAGIALS into another word.
How PELAGIALS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PELAGIALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PELAGIALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PELAGIALS mean in Scrabble?
PELAGIALS is the plural of PELAGIAL.
PELAGIAL(noun) — The open water of a sea or lake, away from the shore and the bottom.
Shorter words from the letters in PELAGIALS
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Common questions about PELAGIALS
- Is PELAGIALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PELAGIALS is not in it.
- How many points is PELAGIALS worth?
- PELAGIALS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PELAGIALS?
- No single letter can be added to PELAGIALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PELAGIALS:
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