PUNICACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. PUNICACEOUS 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 PUNICACEOUS?
| 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 PUNICACEOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PUNICACEOUS
No single letter turns PUNICACEOUS into another word.
How PUNICACEOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PUNICACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PUNICACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PUNICACEOUS
- PUNICACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- PUNICACEOUS 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
Shorter words from the letters in PUNICACEOUS
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Common questions about PUNICACEOUS
- Is PUNICACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PUNICACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is PUNICACEOUS worth?
- PUNICACEOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PUNICACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PUNICACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PUNICACEOUS:
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