EMMEWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. EMMEWS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EMMEWS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EMMEWS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EMMEWS
No single letter turns EMMEWS into another word.
How EMMEWS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in EMMEWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,258 thousand.
What does EMMEWS mean in Scrabble?
EMMEWS is the present-tense form of EMMEW used with he, she and it.
EMMEW(verb) — To confine or coop up, especially a hawk kept in a mew.
Shorter words from the letters in EMMEWS
Common questions about EMMEWS
- Is EMMEWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EMMEWS is not in it.
- How many points is EMMEWS worth?
- EMMEWS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EMMEWS?
- No single letter can be added to EMMEWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of EMMEWS:
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