TEMPTATIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. TEMPTATIOUS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TEMPTATIOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEMPTATIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEMPTATIOUS
No single letter turns TEMPTATIOUS into another word.
How TEMPTATIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TEMPTATIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TEMPTATIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TEMPTATIOUS
- TEMPTATIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- TEMPTATIOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TEMPTATIOUS
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Common questions about TEMPTATIOUS
- Is TEMPTATIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TEMPTATIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is TEMPTATIOUS worth?
- TEMPTATIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TEMPTATIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TEMPTATIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TEMPTATIOUS:
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