SUSTENTIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SUSTENTIONS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SUSTENTIONS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SUSTENTIONS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SUSTENTIONS
No single letter turns SUSTENTIONS into another word.
How SUSTENTIONS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SUSTENTIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SUSTENTIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SUSTENTIONS
- SUSTENTIONS 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 SUSTENTIONS
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Common questions about SUSTENTIONS
- Is SUSTENTIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SUSTENTIONS is not in it.
- How many points is SUSTENTIONS worth?
- SUSTENTIONS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SUSTENTIONS?
- No single letter can be added to SUSTENTIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SUSTENTIONS:
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