SUPERSEDENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points

It depends on the list you play by. SUPERSEDENCE 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 accept it.

Which word lists accept SUPERSEDENCE?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SUPERSEDENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SUPERSEDENCE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SUPERSEDENCE scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in SUPERSEDENCE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUPERSEDENCE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SUPERSEDENCE

• The letter E appears four times in SUPERSEDENCE.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SUPERSEDENCE

1 longer words begin with SUPERSEDENCE.

Shorter words from the letters in SUPERSEDENCE

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Common questions about SUPERSEDENCE

Is SUPERSEDENCE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SUPERSEDENCE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SUPERSEDENCE worth?

SUPERSEDENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SUPERSEDENCE?

SUPERSEDENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.