AFTERSHOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. AFTERSHOWS 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 AFTERSHOWS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFTERSHOWS is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFTERSHOWS
No single letter turns AFTERSHOWS into another word.
How AFTERSHOWS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in AFTERSHOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFTERSHOWS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in AFTERSHOWS
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Common questions about AFTERSHOWS
- Is AFTERSHOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AFTERSHOWS is not in it.
- How many points is AFTERSHOWS worth?
- AFTERSHOWS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFTERSHOWS?
- No single letter can be added to AFTERSHOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AFTERSHOWS:
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