QUALIFICATOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. QUALIFICATOR 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QUALIFICATOR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QUALIFICATOR is to know. It scores 26 from 12 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QUALIFICATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QUALIFICATOR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in QUALIFICATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QUALIFICATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with QUALIFICATOR
2 longer words begin with QUALIFICATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in QUALIFICATOR
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Common questions about QUALIFICATOR
- Is QUALIFICATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QUALIFICATOR is not in it.
- How many points is QUALIFICATOR worth?
- QUALIFICATOR is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QUALIFICATOR?
- QUALIFICATOR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of QUALIFICATOR:
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