Is HALWA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALWA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HALWA worth?

HALWA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HALWA?

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

HALWA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. HALWA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.

h4a1l1w4a1

PlayableHALWA · 5 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 11 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

11points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HALWA?

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	Valid

Word power: 35 / 100

35WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.2

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.2%

Our own measure of how useful HALWA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HALWA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

halwas12

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

How HALWA scores

Scrabble h4a1l1w4a1 11

Words with Friends h3a1l2w4a1 11

Face value of the 5 tiles in HALWA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
a	2	9
l	1	4
w	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

Words starting with HALWA

halwas12

1 longer words begin with HALWA.

Words with HALWA inside

shalwar13 shalwars14

2 words contain HALWA in the middle. Words that start with HALWA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in HALWA

waah10 haw9 wah9 wha9 aah6 aha6 awa6 awl6 lah6 law6 aal3 ala3 ah5 aw5 ha5 aa2 al2 la2

Common questions about HALWA

Is HALWA valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALWA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HALWA worth?: HALWA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HALWA?: HALWA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HALWA:

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