EMMA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMMA 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMMA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMMA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EMMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in EMMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
Words starting with EMMA
5 longer words begin with EMMA.
Words ending in EMMA
15 words end in EMMA. Useful as a back hook: play EMMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with EMMA inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain EMMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with EMMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in EMMA
Common questions about EMMA
- Is EMMA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMMA is not in it.
- How many points is EMMA worth?
- EMMA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMMA?
- EMMA takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of EMMA:
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