WORRICOW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points

It depends on the list you play by. WORRICOW 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 WORRICOW?

Word power: 44 / 100

Our own measure of how useful WORRICOW is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WORRICOW

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

How WORRICOW scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in WORRICOW, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

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

What stands out about WORRICOW

• WORRICOW begins and ends with the same letter.

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

Words starting with WORRICOW

1 longer words begin with WORRICOW.

Shorter words from the letters in WORRICOW

Common questions about WORRICOW

Is WORRICOW valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WORRICOW is not in it.

How many points is WORRICOW worth?

WORRICOW is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WORRICOW?

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