TACHYPHYLAXES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 36 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYPHYLAXES 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 36 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TACHYPHYLAXES?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACHYPHYLAXES is to know. It scores 36 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYPHYLAXES
No single letter turns TACHYPHYLAXES into another word.
How TACHYPHYLAXES scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TACHYPHYLAXES, 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 | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYPHYLAXES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TACHYPHYLAXES
- At 36 points, TACHYPHYLAXES is among the ten highest-scoring 13-letter words we list.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TACHYPHYLAXES
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Common questions about TACHYPHYLAXES
- Is TACHYPHYLAXES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TACHYPHYLAXES is not in it.
- How many points is TACHYPHYLAXES worth?
- TACHYPHYLAXES is worth 36 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYPHYLAXES?
- No single letter can be added to TACHYPHYLAXES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TACHYPHYLAXES:
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