HANDGRIPS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HANDGRIPS 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.
h4a1n1d2g2r1i1p3s1
PlayableHANDGRIPS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HANDGRIPS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful HANDGRIPS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDGRIPS
No single letter turns HANDGRIPS into another word.
How HANDGRIPS scores
Scrabble h4a1n1d2g2r1i1p3s1 16
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2g3r1i1p4s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in HANDGRIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDGRIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HANDGRIPS
- All 9 letters of HANDGRIPS 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 HANDGRIPS
digraphs15 handgrip15 harpings14 phrasing14 sharping14 digraph14 dishpan13 harping13 hasping13 pashing13 phasing13 shaping13 dashing12 dishrag12 harpins12 shading12 draping11 garnish11 rashing11 sharing11 spading11 parings10 parsing10 rasping10 sparing10 darings9 gradins9 aphids12 graphs12 phangs12 hading11 harpin11 parish11 raphis11 ashing10 danish10 garish10 hangis10 haring10 radish10
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Common questions about HANDGRIPS
- Is HANDGRIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDGRIPS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDGRIPS worth?
- HANDGRIPS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDGRIPS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDGRIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HANDGRIPS:
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