REPELLENCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. REPELLENCES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept REPELLENCES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPELLENCES is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPELLENCES
No single letter turns REPELLENCES into another word.
How REPELLENCES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in REPELLENCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so REPELLENCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about REPELLENCES
- The letter E appears four times in REPELLENCES.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in REPELLENCES
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Common questions about REPELLENCES
- Is REPELLENCES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPELLENCES, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPELLENCES worth?
- REPELLENCES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to REPELLENCES?
- No single letter can be added to REPELLENCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of REPELLENCES:
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