SPHACELUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPHACELUS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPHACELUS?
| 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 SPHACELUS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHACELUS
No single letter turns SPHACELUS into another word.
How SPHACELUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPHACELUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHACELUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHACELUS
- SPHACELUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SPHACELUS
1 longer words begin with SPHACELUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPHACELUS
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Common questions about SPHACELUS
- Is SPHACELUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPHACELUS is not in it.
- How many points is SPHACELUS worth?
- SPHACELUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPHACELUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPHACELUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPHACELUS:
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