SPELAEOTHEM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELAEOTHEM 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 SPELAEOTHEM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELAEOTHEM is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELAEOTHEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spelaeothemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPELAEOTHEM scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPELAEOTHEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPELAEOTHEM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPELAEOTHEM
- SPELAEOTHEM 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 SPELAEOTHEM
1 longer words begin with SPELAEOTHEM.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELAEOTHEM
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Common questions about SPELAEOTHEM
- Is SPELAEOTHEM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPELAEOTHEM is not in it.
- How many points is SPELAEOTHEM worth?
- SPELAEOTHEM is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELAEOTHEM?
- SPELAEOTHEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPELAEOTHEM:
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