PELAGIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PELAGIANS 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 PELAGIANS?
| 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 PELAGIANS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELAGIANS
No single letter turns PELAGIANS into another word.
How PELAGIANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PELAGIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PELAGIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PELAGIANS mean in Scrabble?
PELAGIANS is the plural of PELAGIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PELAGIANS
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Common questions about PELAGIANS
- Is PELAGIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PELAGIANS is not in it.
- How many points is PELAGIANS worth?
- PELAGIANS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PELAGIANS?
- No single letter can be added to PELAGIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PELAGIANS:
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