SPERMATOCIDES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPERMATOCIDES 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPERMATOCIDES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPERMATOCIDES is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPERMATOCIDES
No single letter turns SPERMATOCIDES into another word.
How SPERMATOCIDES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SPERMATOCIDES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPERMATOCIDES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPERMATOCIDES
- SPERMATOCIDES 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 SPERMATOCIDES
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Common questions about SPERMATOCIDES
- Is SPERMATOCIDES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPERMATOCIDES is not in it.
- How many points is SPERMATOCIDES worth?
- SPERMATOCIDES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPERMATOCIDES?
- No single letter can be added to SPERMATOCIDES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SPERMATOCIDES:
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