SELICTARS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SELICTARS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SELICTARS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELICTARS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELICTARS
No single letter turns SELICTARS into another word.
How SELICTARS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SELICTARS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SELICTARS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SELICTARS
- SELICTARS 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 SELICTARS
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Common questions about SELICTARS
- Is SELICTARS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SELICTARS is not in it.
- How many points is SELICTARS worth?
- SELICTARS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SELICTARS?
- No single letter can be added to SELICTARS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SELICTARS:
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