SANCTUARISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANCTUARISE 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SANCTUARISE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANCTUARISE is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANCTUARISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANCTUARISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SANCTUARISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANCTUARISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of SANCTUARISE
The 11 tiles of SANCTUARISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SANCTUARISE
2 longer words begin with SANCTUARISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SANCTUARISE
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Common questions about SANCTUARISE
- Is SANCTUARISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANCTUARISE is not in it.
- How many points is SANCTUARISE worth?
- SANCTUARISE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANCTUARISE?
- SANCTUARISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SANCTUARISE:
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