DRAWCARD is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. DRAWCARD 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept DRAWCARD?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful DRAWCARD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for DRAWCARD

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How DRAWCARD scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in DRAWCARD, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DRAWCARD has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about DRAWCARD

• DRAWCARD begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with DRAWCARD

1 longer words begin with DRAWCARD.

Shorter words from the letters in DRAWCARD

Common questions about DRAWCARD

Is DRAWCARD valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts DRAWCARD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is DRAWCARD worth?

DRAWCARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to DRAWCARD?

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