SCARABAEOIDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCARABAEOIDS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCARABAEOIDS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCARABAEOIDS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCARABAEOIDS
No single letter turns SCARABAEOIDS into another word.
How SCARABAEOIDS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SCARABAEOIDS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCARABAEOIDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCARABAEOIDS
- SCARABAEOIDS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SCARABAEOIDS 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 SCARABAEOIDS
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Common questions about SCARABAEOIDS
- Is SCARABAEOIDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCARABAEOIDS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCARABAEOIDS worth?
- SCARABAEOIDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCARABAEOIDS?
- No single letter can be added to SCARABAEOIDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SCARABAEOIDS:
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