PESSIMUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PESSIMUM 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3e1s1s1i1m3u1m3
Depends on the listPESSIMUM · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PESSIMUM?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.88%
Our own measure of how useful PESSIMUM is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PESSIMUM
No single letter turns PESSIMUM into another word.
How PESSIMUM scores
Scrabble p3e1s1s1i1m3u1m3 14
Words with Friends p4e1s1s1i1m4u2m4 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in PESSIMUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PESSIMUM has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PESSIMUM
mumsies11 sepiums11 pumies10 sepium10 spumes10 umpies10 misuse8 upsies8 mumps11 mimes9 piums9 pumie9 simps9 spims9 spume9 sumps9 umpie9 mises7 muses7 musse7 pises7 puses7 seism7 semis7 sipes7 spies7 spues7 sumis7 supes7 issue5 mump10 imps8 mems8 mime8 mips8 mums8 pium8 simp8 spim8 sump8
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Common questions about PESSIMUM
- Is PESSIMUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PESSIMUM is not in it.
- How many points is PESSIMUM worth?
- PESSIMUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PESSIMUM?
- No single letter can be added to PESSIMUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PESSIMUM:
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