PHAEOMELANINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. PHAEOMELANINS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PHAEOMELANINS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PHAEOMELANINS is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PHAEOMELANINS
No single letter turns PHAEOMELANINS into another word.
How PHAEOMELANINS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in PHAEOMELANINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PHAEOMELANINS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PHAEOMELANINS
- PHAEOMELANINS 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 PHAEOMELANINS
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Common questions about PHAEOMELANINS
- Is PHAEOMELANINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PHAEOMELANINS is not in it.
- How many points is PHAEOMELANINS worth?
- PHAEOMELANINS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PHAEOMELANINS?
- No single letter can be added to PHAEOMELANINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of PHAEOMELANINS:
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