TACHYGRAPHIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYGRAPHIST 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TACHYGRAPHIST?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACHYGRAPHIST is to know. It scores 27 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYGRAPHIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tachygraphistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TACHYGRAPHIST scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TACHYGRAPHIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYGRAPHIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TACHYGRAPHIST
- TACHYGRAPHIST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TACHYGRAPHIST
1 longer words begin with TACHYGRAPHIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TACHYGRAPHIST
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Common questions about TACHYGRAPHIST
- Is TACHYGRAPHIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TACHYGRAPHIST is not in it.
- How many points is TACHYGRAPHIST worth?
- TACHYGRAPHIST is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYGRAPHIST?
- TACHYGRAPHIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TACHYGRAPHIST:
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