STRYCHNISM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRYCHNISM 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRYCHNISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRYCHNISM is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRYCHNISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
strychnismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STRYCHNISM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STRYCHNISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRYCHNISM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRYCHNISM
- STRYCHNISM gets by on a single vowel across 10 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with STRYCHNISM
1 longer words begin with STRYCHNISM.
Shorter words from the letters in STRYCHNISM
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Common questions about STRYCHNISM
- Is STRYCHNISM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRYCHNISM is not in it.
- How many points is STRYCHNISM worth?
- STRYCHNISM is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRYCHNISM?
- STRYCHNISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STRYCHNISM:
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