PERICYNTHIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. PERICYNTHIA 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PERICYNTHIA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PERICYNTHIA is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PERICYNTHIA
No single letter turns PERICYNTHIA into another word.
How PERICYNTHIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PERICYNTHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERICYNTHIA has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PERICYNTHIA
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Common questions about PERICYNTHIA
- Is PERICYNTHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERICYNTHIA is not in it.
- How many points is PERICYNTHIA worth?
- PERICYNTHIA is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PERICYNTHIA?
- No single letter can be added to PERICYNTHIA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PERICYNTHIA:
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