SPHACELATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPHACELATES 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 SPHACELATES?
| 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 SPHACELATES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHACELATES
No single letter turns SPHACELATES into another word.
How SPHACELATES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SPHACELATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHACELATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHACELATES
- SPHACELATES 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 SPHACELATES
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Common questions about SPHACELATES
- Is SPHACELATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPHACELATES is not in it.
- How many points is SPHACELATES worth?
- SPHACELATES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPHACELATES?
- No single letter can be added to SPHACELATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SPHACELATES:
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