SCARABAEIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARABAEIST 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 SCARABAEIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABAEIST is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABAEIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scarabaeistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCARABAEIST scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCARABAEIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABAEIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABAEIST
- SCARABAEIST 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 SCARABAEIST
1 longer words begin with SCARABAEIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARABAEIST
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Common questions about SCARABAEIST
- Is SCARABAEIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCARABAEIST is not in it.
- How many points is SCARABAEIST worth?
- SCARABAEIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABAEIST?
- SCARABAEIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCARABAEIST:
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