STERCULIACEOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. STERCULIACEOUS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STERCULIACEOUS?
| 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 STERCULIACEOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STERCULIACEOUS
No single letter turns STERCULIACEOUS into another word.
How STERCULIACEOUS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in STERCULIACEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STERCULIACEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STERCULIACEOUS
- STERCULIACEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- STERCULIACEOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
- STERCULIACEOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in STERCULIACEOUS
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Common questions about STERCULIACEOUS
- Is STERCULIACEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STERCULIACEOUS is not in it.
- How many points is STERCULIACEOUS worth?
- STERCULIACEOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STERCULIACEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to STERCULIACEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of STERCULIACEOUS:
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