XERISCAPING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. XERISCAPING 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
x8e1r1i1s1c3a1p3i1n1g2
Depends on the listXERISCAPING · 11 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 27 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
27points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept XERISCAPING?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.09
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.73%
Our own measure of how useful XERISCAPING is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for XERISCAPING
No single letter turns XERISCAPING into another word.
How XERISCAPING scores
Scrabble x8e1r1i1s1c3a1p3i1n1g2 23
Words with Friends x8e1r1i1s1c4a1p4i1n2g3 27
Face value of the 11 tiles in XERISCAPING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| x | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so XERISCAPING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in XERISCAPING
escarping14 piercings14 precising14 respacing14 periscian13 precisian13 excising18 expiring18 capering13 carpings13 crisping13 escaping13 pearcing13 piecings13 piercing13 preacing13 pricings13 scarping13 scraping13 spageric13 spagiric13 piracies12 piscinae12 aspiring11 creasing11 grecians11 pairings11 praising11 preasing11 reaginic11 reapings11 searcing11 spearing11 speiring11 spiering11 riancies10 sixaine14 carping12 craping12 creping12
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Common questions about XERISCAPING
- Is XERISCAPING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts XERISCAPING, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is XERISCAPING worth?
- XERISCAPING is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to XERISCAPING?
- No single letter can be added to XERISCAPING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of XERISCAPING:
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