SPECULATISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPECULATISTS 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 SPECULATISTS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECULATISTS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECULATISTS
No single letter turns SPECULATISTS into another word.
How SPECULATISTS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPECULATISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECULATISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPECULATISTS
- SPECULATISTS 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 SPECULATISTS
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Common questions about SPECULATISTS
- Is SPECULATISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPECULATISTS is not in it.
- How many points is SPECULATISTS worth?
- SPECULATISTS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPECULATISTS?
- No single letter can be added to SPECULATISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPECULATISTS:
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