PHARISEEISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points

It depends on the list you play by. PHARISEEISM 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept PHARISEEISM?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PHARISEEISM is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PHARISEEISM

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

How PHARISEEISM scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in PHARISEEISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about PHARISEEISM

• PHARISEEISM 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

Words starting with PHARISEEISM

1 longer words begin with PHARISEEISM.

Shorter words from the letters in PHARISEEISM

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Common questions about PHARISEEISM

Is PHARISEEISM valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is PHARISEEISM worth?

PHARISEEISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PHARISEEISM?

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