SALIENTIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SALIENTIANS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SALIENTIANS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SALIENTIANS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SALIENTIANS
No single letter turns SALIENTIANS into another word.
How SALIENTIANS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SALIENTIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 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 SALIENTIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SALIENTIANS
- SALIENTIANS 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 SALIENTIANS
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Common questions about SALIENTIANS
- Is SALIENTIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SALIENTIANS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SALIENTIANS worth?
- SALIENTIANS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SALIENTIANS?
- No single letter can be added to SALIENTIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SALIENTIANS:
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