SPECIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SPECIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SPECIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECIOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECIOUS
No single letter turns SPECIOUS into another word.
How SPECIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SPECIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPECIOUS
- SPECIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPECIOUS 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 SPECIOUS
3 longer words begin with SPECIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPECIOUS
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Common questions about SPECIOUS
- Is SPECIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPECIOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPECIOUS worth?
- SPECIOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPECIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPECIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SPECIOUS:
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