PETROLEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PETROLEOUS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PETROLEOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PETROLEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PETROLEOUS
No single letter turns PETROLEOUS into another word.
How PETROLEOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PETROLEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PETROLEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PETROLEOUS
- PETROLEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PETROLEOUS
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Common questions about PETROLEOUS
- Is PETROLEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PETROLEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PETROLEOUS worth?
- PETROLEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PETROLEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PETROLEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PETROLEOUS:
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