VARICELLOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. VARICELLOUS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept VARICELLOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful VARICELLOUS is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VARICELLOUS
No single letter turns VARICELLOUS into another word.
How VARICELLOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in VARICELLOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VARICELLOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about VARICELLOUS
- VARICELLOUS 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 VARICELLOUS
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Common questions about VARICELLOUS
- Is VARICELLOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VARICELLOUS is not in it.
- How many points is VARICELLOUS worth?
- VARICELLOUS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VARICELLOUS?
- No single letter can be added to VARICELLOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of VARICELLOUS:
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