STAUROSCOPES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. STAUROSCOPES 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 STAUROSCOPES?
| 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 STAUROSCOPES is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAUROSCOPES
No single letter turns STAUROSCOPES into another word.
How STAUROSCOPES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STAUROSCOPES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAUROSCOPES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STAUROSCOPES
- STAUROSCOPES 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 STAUROSCOPES
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Common questions about STAUROSCOPES
- Is STAUROSCOPES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STAUROSCOPES is not in it.
- How many points is STAUROSCOPES worth?
- STAUROSCOPES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STAUROSCOPES?
- No single letter can be added to STAUROSCOPES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STAUROSCOPES:
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