TAILZIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TAILZIES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TAILZIES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAILZIES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAILZIES
No single letter turns TAILZIES into another word.
How TAILZIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in TAILZIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TAILZIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does TAILZIES mean in Scrabble?
TAILZIES is the plural of TAILZIE.
Shorter words from the letters in TAILZIES
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Common questions about TAILZIES
- Is TAILZIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TAILZIES is not in it.
- How many points is TAILZIES worth?
- TAILZIES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TAILZIES?
- No single letter can be added to TAILZIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of TAILZIES:
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