SPELAEOLOGIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELAEOLOGIST 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 SPELAEOLOGIST?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELAEOLOGIST is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELAEOLOGIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spelaeologistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPELAEOLOGIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SPELAEOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPELAEOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPELAEOLOGIST
- SPELAEOLOGIST runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPELAEOLOGIST
1 longer words begin with SPELAEOLOGIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELAEOLOGIST
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Common questions about SPELAEOLOGIST
- Is SPELAEOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELAEOLOGIST is not in it.
- How many points is SPELAEOLOGIST worth?
- SPELAEOLOGIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELAEOLOGIST?
- SPELAEOLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SPELAEOLOGIST:
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