VIRILISATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. VIRILISATION 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept VIRILISATION?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful VIRILISATION is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for VIRILISATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How VIRILISATION scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in VIRILISATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so VIRILISATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about VIRILISATION

• The letter I appears four times in VIRILISATION.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with VIRILISATION

1 longer words begin with VIRILISATION.

Shorter words from the letters in VIRILISATION

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Common questions about VIRILISATION

Is VIRILISATION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts VIRILISATION, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is VIRILISATION worth?

VIRILISATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to VIRILISATION?

VIRILISATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.