HAMSTRINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HAMSTRINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
h4a1m3s1t1r1i1n1g2s1
PlayableHAMSTRINGS · 10 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HAMSTRINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.1%
Our own measure of how useful HAMSTRINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMSTRINGS
No single letter turns HAMSTRINGS into another word.
How HAMSTRINGS scores
Scrabble h4a1m3s1t1r1i1n1g2s1 16
Words with Friends h3a1m4s1t1r1i1n2g3s1 18
Face value of the 10 tiles in HAMSTRINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAMSTRINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMSTRINGS
hamstring15 sightsman15 mashings14 shamings14 smashing14 smartish13 thrimsas13 hastings12 sharings12 stashing12 trashing12 migrants11 smarting11 gastrins9 starings9 harming13 mashing13 shaming13 smights13 harmins12 mahsirs12 thairms12 thirams12 thrimsa12 garnish11 graiths11 hasting11 rashing11 sashing11 sharing11 tashing11 thrangs11 armings10 arshins10 hairsts10 ingrams10 margins10 marting10 massing10 masting10
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Common questions about HAMSTRINGS
- Is HAMSTRINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMSTRINGS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMSTRINGS worth?
- HAMSTRINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAMSTRINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HAMSTRINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HAMSTRINGS:
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