SPELEOTHEM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPELEOTHEM 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept SPELEOTHEM?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPELEOTHEM is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPELEOTHEM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
speleothemsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPELEOTHEM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPELEOTHEM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPELEOTHEM has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SPELEOTHEM
1 longer words begin with SPELEOTHEM.
Shorter words from the letters in SPELEOTHEM
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Common questions about SPELEOTHEM
- Is SPELEOTHEM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPELEOTHEM, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPELEOTHEM worth?
- SPELEOTHEM is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPELEOTHEM?
- SPELEOTHEM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPELEOTHEM:
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