SCARABAEAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARABAEAN 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 SCARABAEAN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABAEAN is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABAEAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scarabaeansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCARABAEAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SCARABAEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABAEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABAEAN
- The letter A appears four times in SCARABAEAN.
- SCARABAEAN runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCARABAEAN
1 longer words begin with SCARABAEAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARABAEAN
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Common questions about SCARABAEAN
- Is SCARABAEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCARABAEAN is not in it.
- How many points is SCARABAEAN worth?
- SCARABAEAN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABAEAN?
- SCARABAEAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SCARABAEAN:
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