REPELLENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. REPELLENCE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept REPELLENCE?

Word power: 33 / 100

Our own measure of how useful REPELLENCE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for REPELLENCE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How REPELLENCE scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in REPELLENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPELLENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about REPELLENCE

• The letter E appears four times in REPELLENCE.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with REPELLENCE

1 longer words begin with REPELLENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in REPELLENCE

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Common questions about REPELLENCE

Is REPELLENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPELLENCE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is REPELLENCE worth?

REPELLENCE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to REPELLENCE?

REPELLENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.