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HANDRAILING is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends

No for Scrabble. HANDRAILING is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 19 points there.

h4a1n1d2r1a1i1l1i1n1g2
Depends on the listHANDRAILING · 11 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept HANDRAILING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesNot listed
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 31 / 100

31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.45
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.09%

Our own measure of how useful HANDRAILING is to know. It scores 16 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HANDRAILING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HANDRAILING scores

Scrabble h4a1n1d2r1a1i1l1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2r1a1i1l2i1n2g3 19

Face value of the 11 tiles in HANDRAILING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
a29
n26
d14
r16
i29
l14
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDRAILING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with HANDRAILING

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1 longer words begin with HANDRAILING.

Shorter words from the letters in HANDRAILING

handling13 handrail12 hangnail12 inhaling12 drailing10 draining10 handing12 hidalga12 hidling12 hilding12 anhinga11 gharial11 hailing11 haining11 hairing11 harling11 hirling11 nilghai11 daining9 darling9 darning9 dialing9 dirling9 garland9 giardia9 gliadin9 gradini9 laiding9 landing9 larding9 narding9 raiding9 randing9 rinding9 airning8 alining8 anginal8 diarial8 diarian8 glairin8

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Common questions about HANDRAILING

Is HANDRAILING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDRAILING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HANDRAILING worth?
HANDRAILING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HANDRAILING?
HANDRAILING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HANDRAILING:

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