SCAPEMENT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCAPEMENT 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCAPEMENT?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAPEMENT is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAPEMENT
Front hooks — 1
escapementBack hooks — 1
scapementsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCAPEMENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCAPEMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCAPEMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SCAPEMENT
1 longer words begin with SCAPEMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAPEMENT
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Common questions about SCAPEMENT
- Is SCAPEMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCAPEMENT is not in it.
- How many points is SCAPEMENT worth?
- SCAPEMENT is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCAPEMENT?
- SCAPEMENT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCAPEMENT:
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