SPONGEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPONGEOUS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPONGEOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPONGEOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPONGEOUS
No single letter turns SPONGEOUS into another word.
How SPONGEOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SPONGEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPONGEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPONGEOUS
- SPONGEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SPONGEOUS 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 SPONGEOUS
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Common questions about SPONGEOUS
- Is SPONGEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPONGEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is SPONGEOUS worth?
- SPONGEOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPONGEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SPONGEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SPONGEOUS:
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