TERATOGENICIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TERATOGENICIST 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 TERATOGENICIST?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERATOGENICIST is to know. It scores 17 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERATOGENICIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
teratogenicistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERATOGENICIST scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in TERATOGENICIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERATOGENICIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TERATOGENICIST
- TERATOGENICIST begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TERATOGENICIST
1 longer words begin with TERATOGENICIST.
Shorter words from the letters in TERATOGENICIST
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Common questions about TERATOGENICIST
- Is TERATOGENICIST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TERATOGENICIST is not in it.
- How many points is TERATOGENICIST worth?
- TERATOGENICIST is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TERATOGENICIST?
- TERATOGENICIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of TERATOGENICIST:
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