SPELAEOLOGISTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELAEOLOGISTS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPELAEOLOGISTS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELAEOLOGISTS is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELAEOLOGISTS
No single letter turns SPELAEOLOGISTS into another word.
How SPELAEOLOGISTS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SPELAEOLOGISTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 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 SPELAEOLOGISTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPELAEOLOGISTS
- SPELAEOLOGISTS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPELAEOLOGISTS 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 SPELAEOLOGISTS
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Common questions about SPELAEOLOGISTS
- Is SPELAEOLOGISTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELAEOLOGISTS is not in it.
- How many points is SPELAEOLOGISTS worth?
- SPELAEOLOGISTS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELAEOLOGISTS?
- No single letter can be added to SPELAEOLOGISTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SPELAEOLOGISTS:
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