SAPHENOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAPHENOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
s1a1p3h4e1n1o1u1s1
PlayableSAPHENOUS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SAPHENOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.67%
Our own measure of how useful SAPHENOUS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPHENOUS
No single letter turns SAPHENOUS into another word.
How SAPHENOUS scores
Scrabble s1a1p3h4e1n1o1u1s1 14
Words with Friends s1a1p4h3e1n2o1u2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAPHENOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPHENOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAPHENOUS
- SAPHENOUS 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 SAPHENOUS
unshapes13 posaunes10 euphons12 shapens12 unhasps12 unshape12 hausens10 unshoes10 posaune9 euphon11 ouphes11 pashes11 phases11 pheons11 phones11 poshes11 pushes11 shapen11 shapes11 shnaps11 unhasp11 hanses9 hausen9 hauses9 houses9 noshes9 shouse9 unshoe9 aspens8 opuses8 paeons8 paseos8 pauses8 peason8 pousse8 sneaps8 spanes8 speans8 spouse8 upases8
Showing 40 of 388. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SAPHENOUS
- Is SAPHENOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPHENOUS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPHENOUS worth?
- SAPHENOUS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAPHENOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SAPHENOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAPHENOUS:
Open SAPHENOUS in the Word Finder