THEOPHOBIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points

It depends on the list you play by. THEOPHOBIST 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept THEOPHOBIST?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful THEOPHOBIST is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for THEOPHOBIST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How THEOPHOBIST scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in THEOPHOBIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THEOPHOBIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about THEOPHOBIST

• THEOPHOBIST 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 THEOPHOBIST

1 longer words begin with THEOPHOBIST.

Shorter words from the letters in THEOPHOBIST

Showing 40 of 430. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about THEOPHOBIST

Is THEOPHOBIST valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THEOPHOBIST is not in it.

How many points is THEOPHOBIST worth?

THEOPHOBIST is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to THEOPHOBIST?

THEOPHOBIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.