TERGIVERSANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. TERGIVERSANT 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TERGIVERSANT?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TERGIVERSANT is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TERGIVERSANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tergiversantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TERGIVERSANT scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TERGIVERSANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TERGIVERSANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TERGIVERSANT
- TERGIVERSANT 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 TERGIVERSANT
1 longer words begin with TERGIVERSANT.
Shorter words from the letters in TERGIVERSANT
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Common questions about TERGIVERSANT
- Is TERGIVERSANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TERGIVERSANT is not in it.
- How many points is TERGIVERSANT worth?
- TERGIVERSANT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TERGIVERSANT?
- TERGIVERSANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TERGIVERSANT:
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