TREPIDATIOUS is valid in North America, not in Collins — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. TREPIDATIOUS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept TREPIDATIOUS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TREPIDATIOUS is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TREPIDATIOUS
No single letter turns TREPIDATIOUS into another word.
How TREPIDATIOUS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in TREPIDATIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TREPIDATIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TREPIDATIOUS
- TREPIDATIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- TREPIDATIOUS 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
Words starting with TREPIDATIOUS
1 longer words begin with TREPIDATIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in TREPIDATIOUS
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Common questions about TREPIDATIOUS
- Is TREPIDATIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TREPIDATIOUS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TREPIDATIOUS worth?
- TREPIDATIOUS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TREPIDATIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to TREPIDATIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of TREPIDATIOUS:
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