TACHYGRAPHICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYGRAPHICAL 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TACHYGRAPHICAL?
| 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 TACHYGRAPHICAL is to know. It scores 30 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYGRAPHICAL
No single letter turns TACHYGRAPHICAL into another word.
How TACHYGRAPHICAL scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in TACHYGRAPHICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYGRAPHICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TACHYGRAPHICAL
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Common questions about TACHYGRAPHICAL
- Is TACHYGRAPHICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TACHYGRAPHICAL is not in it.
- How many points is TACHYGRAPHICAL worth?
- TACHYGRAPHICAL is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 32 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYGRAPHICAL?
- No single letter can be added to TACHYGRAPHICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of TACHYGRAPHICAL:
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