RECEPTACULAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. RECEPTACULAR 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept RECEPTACULAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RECEPTACULAR is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RECEPTACULAR
No single letter turns RECEPTACULAR into another word.
How RECEPTACULAR scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in RECEPTACULAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so RECEPTACULAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about RECEPTACULAR
- RECEPTACULAR begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in RECEPTACULAR
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Common questions about RECEPTACULAR
- Is RECEPTACULAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and RECEPTACULAR is not in it.
- How many points is RECEPTACULAR worth?
- RECEPTACULAR is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to RECEPTACULAR?
- No single letter can be added to RECEPTACULAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of RECEPTACULAR:
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