PENTADACTYL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. PENTADACTYL 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 PENTADACTYL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTADACTYL is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTADACTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTADACTYL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PENTADACTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTADACTYL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PENTADACTYL
9 longer words begin with PENTADACTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTADACTYL
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Common questions about PENTADACTYL
- Is PENTADACTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTADACTYL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTADACTYL worth?
- PENTADACTYL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PENTADACTYL?
- PENTADACTYL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PENTADACTYL:
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