PTERYGIALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. PTERYGIALS 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 PTERYGIALS?
| 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 PTERYGIALS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTERYGIALS
No single letter turns PTERYGIALS into another word.
How PTERYGIALS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PTERYGIALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PTERYGIALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PTERYGIALS
- All 10 letters of PTERYGIALS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in PTERYGIALS
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Common questions about PTERYGIALS
- Is PTERYGIALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PTERYGIALS is not in it.
- How many points is PTERYGIALS worth?
- PTERYGIALS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PTERYGIALS?
- No single letter can be added to PTERYGIALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PTERYGIALS:
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