TRANSCRIPTIVE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRANSCRIPTIVE 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 TRANSCRIPTIVE?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSCRIPTIVE is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSCRIPTIVE
No single letter turns TRANSCRIPTIVE into another word.
How TRANSCRIPTIVE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TRANSCRIPTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSCRIPTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TRANSCRIPTIVE
1 longer words begin with TRANSCRIPTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSCRIPTIVE
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Common questions about TRANSCRIPTIVE
- Is TRANSCRIPTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TRANSCRIPTIVE, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TRANSCRIPTIVE worth?
- TRANSCRIPTIVE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRANSCRIPTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to TRANSCRIPTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TRANSCRIPTIVE:
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