STRYCHNIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRYCHNIA 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRYCHNIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRYCHNIA is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRYCHNIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strychniasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRYCHNIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STRYCHNIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRYCHNIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRYCHNIA
- All 9 letters of STRYCHNIA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with STRYCHNIA
1 longer words begin with STRYCHNIA.
Shorter words from the letters in STRYCHNIA
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Common questions about STRYCHNIA
- Is STRYCHNIA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRYCHNIA is not in it.
- How many points is STRYCHNIA worth?
- STRYCHNIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRYCHNIA?
- STRYCHNIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STRYCHNIA:
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