SPHENOIDAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SPHENOIDAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
s1p3h4e1n1o1i1d2a1l1
PlayableSPHENOIDAL · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SPHENOIDAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SPHENOIDAL is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPHENOIDAL
No single letter turns SPHENOIDAL into another word.
How SPHENOIDAL scores
Scrabble s1p3h4e1n1o1i1d2a1l1 16
Words with Friends s1p4h3e1n2o1i1d2a1l2 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in SPHENOIDAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPHENOIDAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPHENOIDAL
- All 10 letters of SPHENOIDAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SPHENOIDAL
diaphones15 planished15 aphelions14 phaseolin14 lionheads13 delapsion12 palinodes12 asphodel14 deanship14 delphins14 depolish14 diaphone14 diphones14 dolphins14 haploids14 headpins14 helipads14 pholades14 pinheads14 polished14 shipload14 siphoned14 sphenoid14 aphelion13 aphonies13 phelonia13 pinholes13 siphonal13 adhesion12 lionhead12 episodal11 opalised11 palinode11 sandpile11 sepaloid11 opalines10 nodalise9 aphides13 daphnes13 delphin13
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Common questions about SPHENOIDAL
- Is SPHENOIDAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPHENOIDAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPHENOIDAL worth?
- SPHENOIDAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPHENOIDAL?
- No single letter can be added to SPHENOIDAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SPHENOIDAL:
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