PRETENDANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRETENDANT 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PRETENDANT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETENDANT is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETENDANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pretendantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PRETENDANT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PRETENDANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETENDANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PRETENDANT
1 longer words begin with PRETENDANT.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETENDANT
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Common questions about PRETENDANT
- Is PRETENDANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRETENDANT is not in it.
- How many points is PRETENDANT worth?
- PRETENDANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRETENDANT?
- PRETENDANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PRETENDANT:
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