SPECULATORY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPECULATORY 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPECULATORY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPECULATORY is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPECULATORY
No single letter turns SPECULATORY into another word.
How SPECULATORY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPECULATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPECULATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPECULATORY
- All 11 letters of SPECULATORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPECULATORY
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Common questions about SPECULATORY
- Is SPECULATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPECULATORY is not in it.
- How many points is SPECULATORY worth?
- SPECULATORY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPECULATORY?
- No single letter can be added to SPECULATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPECULATORY:
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