HALVINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. HALVINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
h4a1l1v4i1n1g2s1
PlayableHALVINGS · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HALVINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.87%
Our own measure of how useful HALVINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALVINGS
No single letter turns HALVINGS into another word.
How HALVINGS scores
Scrabble h4a1l1v4i1n1g2s1 15
Words with Friends h3a1l2v5i1n2g3s1 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in HALVINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HALVINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HALVINGS
- All 8 letters of HALVINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HALVINGS
halving14 havings14 shaving14 halsing11 lashing11 salving11 shaling11 slaving11 valsing11 having13 lavish12 vanish12 ashing10 haling10 hangis10 laighs10 laving10 saving10 anvils9 silvan9 vinals9 algins7 aligns7 lasing7 liangs7 ligans7 lingas7 signal7 shiva11 ahing9 anigh9 gnash9 hangi9 hangs9 hings9 laigh9 nighs9 sangh9 vangs9 vigas9
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Common questions about HALVINGS
- Is HALVINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HALVINGS is not in it.
- How many points is HALVINGS worth?
- HALVINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HALVINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HALVINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HALVINGS:
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