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

It depends on the list you play by. SPECCIES 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 SPECCIES?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SPECCIES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SPECCIES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SPECCIES scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SPECCIES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about SPECCIES

• SPECCIES begins and ends with the same letter.

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

Words starting with SPECCIES

1 longer words begin with SPECCIES.

Shorter words from the letters in SPECCIES

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Common questions about SPECCIES

Is SPECCIES valid in Words with Friends?

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

How many points is SPECCIES worth?

SPECCIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SPECCIES?

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