PRETENDANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PRETENDANTS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PRETENDANTS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PRETENDANTS is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PRETENDANTS
No single letter turns PRETENDANTS into another word.
How PRETENDANTS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PRETENDANTS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PRETENDANTS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PRETENDANTS
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Common questions about PRETENDANTS
- Is PRETENDANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PRETENDANTS is not in it.
- How many points is PRETENDANTS worth?
- PRETENDANTS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PRETENDANTS?
- No single letter can be added to PRETENDANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PRETENDANTS:
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