PUGILISTICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUGILISTICAL 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PUGILISTICAL?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PUGILISTICAL is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUGILISTICAL
No single letter turns PUGILISTICAL into another word.
How PUGILISTICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in PUGILISTICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUGILISTICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with PUGILISTICAL
1 longer words begin with PUGILISTICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in PUGILISTICAL
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Common questions about PUGILISTICAL
- Is PUGILISTICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUGILISTICAL is not in it.
- How many points is PUGILISTICAL worth?
- PUGILISTICAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUGILISTICAL?
- No single letter can be added to PUGILISTICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PUGILISTICAL:
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