SCARABAEOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARABAEOID 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCARABAEOID?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABAEOID is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABAEOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scarabaeoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCARABAEOID scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCARABAEOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABAEOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABAEOID
- SCARABAEOID 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 SCARABAEOID
1 longer words begin with SCARABAEOID.
Shorter words from the letters in SCARABAEOID
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Common questions about SCARABAEOID
- Is SCARABAEOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARABAEOID, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARABAEOID worth?
- SCARABAEOID is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABAEOID?
- SCARABAEOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCARABAEOID:
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