Is PERICYNTHION valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERICYNTHION is not in it.

How many points is PERICYNTHION worth?

PERICYNTHION is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PERICYNTHION?

PERICYNTHION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

PERICYNTHION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. PERICYNTHION 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listPERICYNTHION · 12 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF

22points in Scrabble

24points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PERICYNTHION?

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: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.83%

Our own measure of how useful PERICYNTHION is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PERICYNTHION

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PERICYNTHION scores

Scrabble p3e1r1i1c3y4n1t1h4i1o1n1 22

Words with Friends p4e1r1i1c4y3n2t1h3i1o1n2 24

Face value of the 12 tiles in PERICYNTHION, 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	2	6
t	1	6
h	1	2
o	1	8

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PERICYNTHION has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PERICYNTHION

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1 longer words begin with PERICYNTHION.

Shorter words from the letters in PERICYNTHION

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Common questions about PERICYNTHION

Is PERICYNTHION valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PERICYNTHION is not in it.
How many points is PERICYNTHION worth?: PERICYNTHION is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PERICYNTHION?: PERICYNTHION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PERICYNTHION:

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