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

It depends on the list you play by. PLEIOTROPISM 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.

Which word lists accept PLEIOTROPISM?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful PLEIOTROPISM is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PLEIOTROPISM

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

How PLEIOTROPISM scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in PLEIOTROPISM, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about PLEIOTROPISM

• PLEIOTROPISM 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 PLEIOTROPISM

1 longer words begin with PLEIOTROPISM.

Shorter words from the letters in PLEIOTROPISM

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Common questions about PLEIOTROPISM

Is PLEIOTROPISM valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts PLEIOTROPISM, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is PLEIOTROPISM worth?

PLEIOTROPISM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to PLEIOTROPISM?

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