HANDPLAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HANDPLAYS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4a1n1d2p3l1a1y4s1
Depends on the listHANDPLAYS · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HANDPLAYS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.67%
Our own measure of how useful HANDPLAYS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDPLAYS
No single letter turns HANDPLAYS into another word.
How HANDPLAYS scores
Scrabble h4a1n1d2p3l1a1y4s1 18
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2p4l2a1y3s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in HANDPLAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDPLAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDPLAYS
handplay17 dhyanas14 plashy14 dhyana13 handsy13 shandy13 spayad12 alphas11 ashpan11 hanaps11 palays11 playas11 adhans10 dayans10 nahals9 nyalas9 pandas9 alands7 sandal7 haply13 phyla13 sylph13 dashy12 handy12 shady12 apayd11 ayahs11 hylas11 pandy11 paysd11 shaly11 shaya11 spayd11 alpha10 apays10 hanap10 palay10 palsy10 pansy10 pasha10
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Common questions about HANDPLAYS
- Is HANDPLAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HANDPLAYS is not in it.
- How many points is HANDPLAYS worth?
- HANDPLAYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDPLAYS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDPLAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HANDPLAYS:
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