SAPROTROPHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAPROTROPHS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SAPROTROPHS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPROTROPHS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPROTROPHS
No single letter turns SAPROTROPHS into another word.
How SAPROTROPHS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SAPROTROPHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPROTROPHS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAPROTROPHS
- SAPROTROPHS 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 SAPROTROPHS
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Common questions about SAPROTROPHS
- Is SAPROTROPHS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAPROTROPHS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAPROTROPHS worth?
- SAPROTROPHS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAPROTROPHS?
- No single letter can be added to SAPROTROPHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SAPROTROPHS:
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