TACHYPHYLAXIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 36 points
It depends on the list you play by. TACHYPHYLAXIS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept TACHYPHYLAXIS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TACHYPHYLAXIS is to know. It scores 36 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TACHYPHYLAXIS
No single letter turns TACHYPHYLAXIS into another word.
How TACHYPHYLAXIS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TACHYPHYLAXIS, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TACHYPHYLAXIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TACHYPHYLAXIS
- At 36 points, TACHYPHYLAXIS 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 TACHYPHYLAXIS
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Common questions about TACHYPHYLAXIS
- Is TACHYPHYLAXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TACHYPHYLAXIS, where it scores 35 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TACHYPHYLAXIS worth?
- TACHYPHYLAXIS is worth 36 points in Scrabble and 35 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TACHYPHYLAXIS?
- No single letter can be added to TACHYPHYLAXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TACHYPHYLAXIS:
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