ADAWING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ADAWING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ADAWING?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADAWING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADAWING
No single letter turns ADAWING into another word.
How ADAWING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ADAWING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does ADAWING mean in Scrabble?
ADAWING is the -ing form (present participle) of ADAW.
Shorter words from the letters in ADAWING
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Common questions about ADAWING
- Is ADAWING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ADAWING is not in it.
- How many points is ADAWING worth?
- ADAWING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ADAWING?
- No single letter can be added to ADAWING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ADAWING:
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