SCORIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCORIOUS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCORIOUS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCORIOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCORIOUS
No single letter turns SCORIOUS into another word.
How SCORIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCORIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCORIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCORIOUS
- SCORIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SCORIOUS 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 SCORIOUS
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Common questions about SCORIOUS
- Is SCORIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCORIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is SCORIOUS worth?
- SCORIOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCORIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SCORIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCORIOUS:
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