COMPANDING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. COMPANDING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
c3o1m3p3a1n1d2i1n1g2
Depends on the listCOMPANDING · 10 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept COMPANDING?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.8
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful COMPANDING is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COMPANDING
No single letter turns COMPANDING into another word.
How COMPANDING scores
Scrabble c3o1m3p3a1n1d2i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends c4o1m4p4a1n2d2i1n2g3 24
Face value of the 10 tiles in COMPANDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COMPANDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in COMPANDING
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Common questions about COMPANDING
- Is COMPANDING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COMPANDING, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COMPANDING worth?
- COMPANDING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to COMPANDING?
- No single letter can be added to COMPANDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of COMPANDING:
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