SCINTILLISCANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCINTILLISCANS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCINTILLISCANS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCINTILLISCANS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCINTILLISCANS
No single letter turns SCINTILLISCANS into another word.
How SCINTILLISCANS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SCINTILLISCANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCINTILLISCANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCINTILLISCANS
- SCINTILLISCANS 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 SCINTILLISCANS
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Common questions about SCINTILLISCANS
- Is SCINTILLISCANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCINTILLISCANS is not in it.
- How many points is SCINTILLISCANS worth?
- SCINTILLISCANS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCINTILLISCANS?
- No single letter can be added to SCINTILLISCANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SCINTILLISCANS:
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