TRANSCODER is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. TRANSCODER is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
t1r1a1n1s1c3o1d2e1r1
PlayableTRANSCODER · 10 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept TRANSCODER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.3
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.3%
Our own measure of how useful TRANSCODER is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSCODER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transcodersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSCODER scores
Scrabble t1r1a1n1s1c3o1d2e1r1 13
Words with Friends t1r1a1n2s1c4o1d2e1r1 15
Face value of the 10 tiles in TRANSCODER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSCODER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TRANSCODER
1 longer words begin with TRANSCODER.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSCODER
costarred12 notecards12 redactors12 storecard12 transcode12 cantreds11 cartoned11 cerrados11 corrades11 dracones11 endocast11 endosarc11 notecard11 rancored11 redactor11 redcoats11 tacnodes11 acroters10 ancestor10 creators10 enactors10 reactors10 sarconet10 sortance10 adorners9 readorns9 roadster9 strander9 tornades9 antrorse8 acnodes10 acorned10 candors10 cantred10 carders10 cardons10 cerrado10 coasted10 conders10 cordate10
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Common questions about TRANSCODER
- Is TRANSCODER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRANSCODER is not in it.
- How many points is TRANSCODER worth?
- TRANSCODER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRANSCODER?
- TRANSCODER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of TRANSCODER:
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