WILDCATTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WILDCATTINGS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WILDCATTINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILDCATTINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDCATTINGS
No single letter turns WILDCATTINGS into another word.
How WILDCATTINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in WILDCATTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDCATTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WILDCATTINGS mean in Scrabble?
WILDCATTINGS is the plural of WILDCATTING.
WILDCATTING(noun) — The risky practice of drilling for oil in an area not known to hold any.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDCATTINGS
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Common questions about WILDCATTINGS
- Is WILDCATTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WILDCATTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WILDCATTINGS worth?
- WILDCATTINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WILDCATTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WILDCATTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WILDCATTINGS:
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