PORCELLANISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PORCELLANISE 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PORCELLANISE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PORCELLANISE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PORCELLANISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PORCELLANISE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PORCELLANISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PORCELLANISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PORCELLANISE
2 longer words begin with PORCELLANISE.
Shorter words from the letters in PORCELLANISE
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Common questions about PORCELLANISE
- Is PORCELLANISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PORCELLANISE is not in it.
- How many points is PORCELLANISE worth?
- PORCELLANISE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PORCELLANISE?
- PORCELLANISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PORCELLANISE:
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