VISCUMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. VISCUMS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
v4i1s1c3u1m3s1
Depends on the listVISCUMS · 7 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 9,264 thousandodds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept VISCUMS?
| 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: 47 / 100
47WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%3.86%
Our own measure of how useful VISCUMS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for VISCUMS
No single letter turns VISCUMS into another word.
How VISCUMS scores
Scrabble v4i1s1c3u1m3s1 14
Words with Friends v5i1s1c4u2m4s1 18
Face value of the 7 tiles in VISCUMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
Shorter words from the letters in VISCUMS
viscum13 viscus11 musics10 music9 scums9 sumis7 vims9 vums9 cums8 mics8 scum8 cuss6 imus6 isms6 miss6 muss6 sics6 sims6 sumi6 sums6 vim8 vum8 cum7 mic7 vis6 cis5 imu5 ism5 mis5 mus5 sic5 sim5 sum5 ums5 sis3 sui3 sus3 vu5 mi4 mu4
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Common questions about VISCUMS
- Is VISCUMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and VISCUMS is not in it.
- How many points is VISCUMS worth?
- VISCUMS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to VISCUMS?
- No single letter can be added to VISCUMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of VISCUMS:
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