SOPHISTER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. SOPHISTER 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SOPHISTER?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SOPHISTER is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SOPHISTER

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SOPHISTER scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in SOPHISTER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SOPHISTER has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SOPHISTER

• The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of SOPHISTER

The 9 tiles of SOPHISTER in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with SOPHISTER

1 longer words begin with SOPHISTER.

Shorter words from the letters in SOPHISTER

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Common questions about SOPHISTER

Is SOPHISTER valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SOPHISTER is not in it.

How many points is SOPHISTER worth?

SOPHISTER is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SOPHISTER?

SOPHISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.