COMBWISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. COMBWISE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept COMBWISE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COMBWISE is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMBWISE
No single letter turns COMBWISE into another word.
How COMBWISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COMBWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMBWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about COMBWISE
- All 8 letters of COMBWISE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in COMBWISE
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Common questions about COMBWISE
- Is COMBWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and COMBWISE is not in it.
- How many points is COMBWISE worth?
- COMBWISE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMBWISE?
- No single letter can be added to COMBWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COMBWISE:
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