STOCIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. STOCIOUS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STOCIOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOCIOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOCIOUS
No single letter turns STOCIOUS into another word.
How STOCIOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STOCIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STOCIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STOCIOUS
- STOCIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- STOCIOUS 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 STOCIOUS
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Common questions about STOCIOUS
- Is STOCIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOCIOUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOCIOUS worth?
- STOCIOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STOCIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to STOCIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STOCIOUS:
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