TRANSPONDOR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. TRANSPONDOR 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TRANSPONDOR?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TRANSPONDOR is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TRANSPONDOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
transpondorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TRANSPONDOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in TRANSPONDOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TRANSPONDOR has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with TRANSPONDOR
1 longer words begin with TRANSPONDOR.
Shorter words from the letters in TRANSPONDOR
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Common questions about TRANSPONDOR
- Is TRANSPONDOR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TRANSPONDOR is not in it.
- How many points is TRANSPONDOR worth?
- TRANSPONDOR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TRANSPONDOR?
- TRANSPONDOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of TRANSPONDOR:
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