SANTALACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANTALACEOUS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SANTALACEOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANTALACEOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANTALACEOUS
No single letter turns SANTALACEOUS into another word.
How SANTALACEOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SANTALACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANTALACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANTALACEOUS
- SANTALACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SANTALACEOUS 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 SANTALACEOUS
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Common questions about SANTALACEOUS
- Is SANTALACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANTALACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is SANTALACEOUS worth?
- SANTALACEOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANTALACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SANTALACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SANTALACEOUS:
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