AWA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. AWA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWA is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How AWA scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in AWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about AWA
- AWA is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with AWA
Showing 24 of 49 words that begin with AWA.
Words ending in AWA
7 words end in AWA. Useful as a back hook: play AWA onto a word already on the board.
Words with AWA inside
Showing 24 of 217 words that contain AWA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AWA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AWA
Common questions about AWA
- Is AWA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWA worth?
- AWA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AWA?
- AWA takes 5 hooks: 4 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of AWA:
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