SALIENTIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SALIENTIAN 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SALIENTIAN?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALIENTIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALIENTIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
salientiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SALIENTIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SALIENTIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SALIENTIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SALIENTIAN
1 longer words begin with SALIENTIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SALIENTIAN
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Common questions about SALIENTIAN
- Is SALIENTIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALIENTIAN, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALIENTIAN worth?
- SALIENTIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SALIENTIAN?
- SALIENTIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SALIENTIAN:
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