ELSEWISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. ELSEWISE 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ELSEWISE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ELSEWISE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELSEWISE
No single letter turns ELSEWISE into another word.
How ELSEWISE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ELSEWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 3 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELSEWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELSEWISE
- ELSEWISE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ELSEWISE
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Common questions about ELSEWISE
- Is ELSEWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ELSEWISE is not in it.
- How many points is ELSEWISE worth?
- ELSEWISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELSEWISE?
- No single letter can be added to ELSEWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ELSEWISE:
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