Is CAWS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAWS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is CAWS worth?

CAWS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to CAWS?

CAWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

CAWS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points

Yes. CAWS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

c3a1w4s1

PlayableCAWS · 4 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

9points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

4letters

1hook available

1 in 27,231odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept CAWS?

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: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.25

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.25%

Our own measure of how useful CAWS is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for CAWS

Front hooks — 1

scaws10

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How CAWS scores

Scrabble c3a1w4s1 9

Words with Friends c4a1w4s1 10

Face value of the 4 tiles in CAWS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
c	1	2
a	1	9
w	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.

Anagrams of CAWS

scaw9

The 4 tiles of CAWS in a different order — 1 found.

Words ending in CAWS

scaws10 macaws13

2 words end in CAWS. Useful as a back hook: play CAWS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in CAWS

caw8 saw6 was6 sac5 aw5 as2

Common questions about CAWS

Is CAWS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts CAWS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is CAWS worth?: CAWS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to CAWS?: CAWS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CAWS:

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