TACHYGRAPH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYGRAPH 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 24 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TACHYGRAPH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACHYGRAPH is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYGRAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACHYGRAPH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in TACHYGRAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYGRAPH has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TACHYGRAPH
9 longer words begin with TACHYGRAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in TACHYGRAPH
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Common questions about TACHYGRAPH
- Is TACHYGRAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TACHYGRAPH is not in it.
- How many points is TACHYGRAPH worth?
- TACHYGRAPH is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYGRAPH?
- TACHYGRAPH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TACHYGRAPH:
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