PENTACHORDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENTACHORDS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept PENTACHORDS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTACHORDS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTACHORDS
No single letter turns PENTACHORDS into another word.
How PENTACHORDS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTACHORDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTACHORDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PENTACHORDS
- All 11 letters of PENTACHORDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PENTACHORDS
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Common questions about PENTACHORDS
- Is PENTACHORDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTACHORDS, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTACHORDS worth?
- PENTACHORDS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENTACHORDS?
- No single letter can be added to PENTACHORDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTACHORDS:
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