PTEROSAURIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. PTEROSAURIAN 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 PTEROSAURIAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PTEROSAURIAN is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTEROSAURIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pterosauriansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PTEROSAURIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PTEROSAURIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PTEROSAURIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PTEROSAURIAN
- PTEROSAURIAN contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PTEROSAURIAN
1 longer words begin with PTEROSAURIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in PTEROSAURIAN
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Common questions about PTEROSAURIAN
- Is PTEROSAURIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PTEROSAURIAN is not in it.
- How many points is PTEROSAURIAN worth?
- PTEROSAURIAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PTEROSAURIAN?
- PTEROSAURIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PTEROSAURIAN:
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