STRYCHNISMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRYCHNISMS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRYCHNISMS?
| 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 STRYCHNISMS is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRYCHNISMS
No single letter turns STRYCHNISMS into another word.
How STRYCHNISMS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in STRYCHNISMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 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 STRYCHNISMS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRYCHNISMS
- STRYCHNISMS gets by on a single vowel across 11 letters.
- STRYCHNISMS 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 STRYCHNISMS
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Common questions about STRYCHNISMS
- Is STRYCHNISMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRYCHNISMS is not in it.
- How many points is STRYCHNISMS worth?
- STRYCHNISMS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRYCHNISMS?
- No single letter can be added to STRYCHNISMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of STRYCHNISMS:
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