STAPHYLITIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. STAPHYLITIS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STAPHYLITIS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STAPHYLITIS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAPHYLITIS
No single letter turns STAPHYLITIS into another word.
How STAPHYLITIS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in STAPHYLITIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAPHYLITIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STAPHYLITIS
- STAPHYLITIS 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 STAPHYLITIS
1 longer words begin with STAPHYLITIS.
Shorter words from the letters in STAPHYLITIS
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Common questions about STAPHYLITIS
- Is STAPHYLITIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STAPHYLITIS is not in it.
- How many points is STAPHYLITIS worth?
- STAPHYLITIS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STAPHYLITIS?
- No single letter can be added to STAPHYLITIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of STAPHYLITIS:
Open STAPHYLITIS in the Word Finder