URTICARIOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. URTICARIOUS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept URTICARIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URTICARIOUS is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URTICARIOUS
No single letter turns URTICARIOUS into another word.
How URTICARIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in URTICARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so URTICARIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about URTICARIOUS
- URTICARIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in URTICARIOUS
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Common questions about URTICARIOUS
- Is URTICARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and URTICARIOUS is not in it.
- How many points is URTICARIOUS worth?
- URTICARIOUS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to URTICARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to URTICARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of URTICARIOUS:
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