TENTACULOID is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. TENTACULOID 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TENTACULOID?
| 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 TENTACULOID is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TENTACULOID
No single letter turns TENTACULOID into another word.
How TENTACULOID scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TENTACULOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TENTACULOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TENTACULOID
- TENTACULOID 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 TENTACULOID
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Common questions about TENTACULOID
- Is TENTACULOID valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TENTACULOID is not in it.
- How many points is TENTACULOID worth?
- TENTACULOID is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TENTACULOID?
- No single letter can be added to TENTACULOID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TENTACULOID:
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