HANDLINGS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HANDLINGS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
h4a1n1d2l1i1n1g2s1
PlayableHANDLINGS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HANDLINGS?
| 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%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful HANDLINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDLINGS
No single letter turns HANDLINGS into another word.
How HANDLINGS scores
Scrabble h4a1n1d2l1i1n1g2s1 14
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2l2i1n2g3s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in HANDLINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDLINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDLINGS
handling13 landings10 sandling10 dashing12 handing12 shading12 halsing11 lashing11 shaling11 ladings9 landing9 ligands9 sanding9 inlands8 lignans8 linsang8 hading11 ashing10 danish10 halids10 haling10 hangis10 laighs10 sandhi10 glands8 lading8 ligand8 algins7 aligns7 ingans7 inland7 island7 lasing7 liangs7 ligans7 lignan7 lingas7 saning7 signal7 ahind9
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Common questions about HANDLINGS
- Is HANDLINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDLINGS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDLINGS worth?
- HANDLINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDLINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDLINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HANDLINGS:
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