TALPA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. TALPA 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TALPA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TALPA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TALPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TALPA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TALPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words starting with TALPA
2 longer words begin with TALPA.
Words ending in TALPA
1 words end in TALPA. Useful as a back hook: play TALPA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TALPA inside
1 words contain TALPA in the middle. Words that start with TALPA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TALPA
Common questions about TALPA
- Is TALPA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TALPA is not in it.
- How many points is TALPA worth?
- TALPA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TALPA?
- TALPA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TALPA:
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