XERISCAPED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. XERISCAPED 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept XERISCAPED?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful XERISCAPED is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XERISCAPED
No single letter turns XERISCAPED into another word.
How XERISCAPED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in XERISCAPED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XERISCAPED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does XERISCAPED mean in Scrabble?
XERISCAPED is the past tense or past participle of XERISCAPE.
XERISCAPE(noun) — A garden or landscape designed to need little or no watering, using drought-tolerant plants.
Shorter words from the letters in XERISCAPED
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Common questions about XERISCAPED
- Is XERISCAPED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XERISCAPED, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XERISCAPED worth?
- XERISCAPED is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to XERISCAPED?
- No single letter can be added to XERISCAPED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of XERISCAPED:
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