HANDICUFFS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANDICUFFS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HANDICUFFS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDICUFFS is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDICUFFS
No single letter turns HANDICUFFS into another word.
How HANDICUFFS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HANDICUFFS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDICUFFS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDICUFFS
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Common questions about HANDICUFFS
- Is HANDICUFFS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANDICUFFS is not in it.
- How many points is HANDICUFFS worth?
- HANDICUFFS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDICUFFS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDICUFFS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HANDICUFFS:
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