Is PHONETICIST valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PHONETICIST worth?

PHONETICIST is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PHONETICIST?

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

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

It depends on the list you play by. PHONETICIST 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 accept it.

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Depends on the listPHONETICIST · 11 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF

18points in Scrabble

20points in Words with Friends

11letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept PHONETICIST?

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	Valid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.64

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful PHONETICIST is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PHONETICIST

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 PHONETICIST scores

Scrabble p3h4o1n1e1t1i1c3i1s1t1 18

Words with Friends p4h3o1n2e1t1i1c4i1s1t1 20

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
p	1	2
h	1	2
o	1	8
n	1	6
e	1	12
t	2	6
i	2	9
c	1	2
s	1	4

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

Words starting with PHONETICIST

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1 longer words begin with PHONETICIST.

Shorter words from the letters in PHONETICIST

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Common questions about PHONETICIST

Is PHONETICIST valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts PHONETICIST, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is PHONETICIST worth?: PHONETICIST is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PHONETICIST?: PHONETICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PHONETICIST:

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