SILPHIUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SILPHIUMS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SILPHIUMS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILPHIUMS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILPHIUMS
No single letter turns SILPHIUMS into another word.
How SILPHIUMS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SILPHIUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SILPHIUMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SILPHIUMS
- SILPHIUMS 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 SILPHIUMS
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Common questions about SILPHIUMS
- Is SILPHIUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SILPHIUMS is not in it.
- How many points is SILPHIUMS worth?
- SILPHIUMS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SILPHIUMS?
- No single letter can be added to SILPHIUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SILPHIUMS:
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