TRANQUILISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRANQUILISE 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 20 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TRANQUILISE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANQUILISE is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANQUILISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANQUILISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TRANQUILISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANQUILISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TRANQUILISE
4 longer words begin with TRANQUILISE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANQUILISE
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Common questions about TRANQUILISE
- Is TRANQUILISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANQUILISE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANQUILISE worth?
- TRANQUILISE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRANQUILISE?
- TRANQUILISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TRANQUILISE:
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