TETRADACTYL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TETRADACTYL 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept TETRADACTYL?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TETRADACTYL is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TETRADACTYL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TETRADACTYL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TETRADACTYL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 3 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TETRADACTYL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TETRADACTYL
4 longer words begin with TETRADACTYL.
Shorter words from the letters in TETRADACTYL
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Common questions about TETRADACTYL
- Is TETRADACTYL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TETRADACTYL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TETRADACTYL worth?
- TETRADACTYL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TETRADACTYL?
- TETRADACTYL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TETRADACTYL:
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