CLIFFHANGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 25 points
It depends on the list you play by. CLIFFHANGING 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 25 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept CLIFFHANGING?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful CLIFFHANGING is to know. It scores 25 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CLIFFHANGING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cliffhangingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CLIFFHANGING scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in CLIFFHANGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CLIFFHANGING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CLIFFHANGING
1 longer words begin with CLIFFHANGING.
Shorter words from the letters in CLIFFHANGING
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Common questions about CLIFFHANGING
- Is CLIFFHANGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CLIFFHANGING, where it scores 30 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CLIFFHANGING worth?
- CLIFFHANGING is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CLIFFHANGING?
- CLIFFHANGING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of CLIFFHANGING:
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