RECANALISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. RECANALISE 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RECANALISE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECANALISE is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECANALISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RECANALISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in RECANALISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECANALISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with RECANALISE
2 longer words begin with RECANALISE.
Shorter words from the letters in RECANALISE
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Common questions about RECANALISE
- Is RECANALISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RECANALISE is not in it.
- How many points is RECANALISE worth?
- RECANALISE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RECANALISE?
- RECANALISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of RECANALISE:
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