SELENIOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points
Yes for Scrabble. SELENIOUS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1e1l1e1n1i1o1u1s1
PlayableSELENIOUS · 9 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SELENIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%7%
Our own measure of how useful SELENIOUS is to know. It scores 9 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELENIOUS
No single letter turns SELENIOUS into another word.
How SELENIOUS scores
Scrabble s1e1l1e1n1i1o1u1s1 9
Words with Friends s1e1l2e1n2i1o1u2s1 12
Face value of the 9 tiles in SELENIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELENIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELENIOUS
- SELENIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SELENIOUS 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 SELENIOUS
elusions8 selenous8 elusion7 enisles7 ensiles7 ensouls7 eosines7 esloins7 ileuses7 insoles7 insouls7 insulse7 lesions7 lioness7 nousles7 oleines7 onesies7 seniles7 sensile7 silenes7 silenus7 sinuose7 unseels7 eisels6 eloins6 elsins6 enisle6 enoses6 enosis6 ensile6 ensoul6 ensues6 eosine6 eosins6 esiles6 esloin6 essoin6 eusols6 insole6 insoul6
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Common questions about SELENIOUS
- Is SELENIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SELENIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is SELENIOUS worth?
- SELENIOUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SELENIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SELENIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SELENIOUS:
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