TREPIDACIOUS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. TREPIDACIOUS is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept TREPIDACIOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREPIDACIOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREPIDACIOUS
No single letter turns TREPIDACIOUS into another word.
How TREPIDACIOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TREPIDACIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREPIDACIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TREPIDACIOUS
- TREPIDACIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- TREPIDACIOUS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in TREPIDACIOUS
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Common questions about TREPIDACIOUS
- Is TREPIDACIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TREPIDACIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is TREPIDACIOUS worth?
- TREPIDACIOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TREPIDACIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TREPIDACIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TREPIDACIOUS:
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