HANDSELS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HANDSELS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
h4a1n1d2s1e1l1s1
PlayableHANDSELS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HANDSELS?
| 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: 37 / 100
37WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.62%
Our own measure of how useful HANDSELS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDSELS
No single letter turns HANDSELS into another word.
How HANDSELS scores
Scrabble h4a1n1d2s1e1l1s1 12
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2s1e1l2s1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in HANDSELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDSELS has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of HANDSELS
The 8 tiles of HANDSELS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDSELS
handles11 handsel11 hassled11 slashed11 snashed11 hansels10 sendals8 dashes10 endash10 halsed10 handle10 healds10 lashed10 sadhes10 sashed10 shades10 shaled10 shands10 shends10 halses9 hansel9 hanses9 hassel9 hassle9 lashes9 selahs9 shales9 sheals9 elands7 ladens7 landes7 naleds7 sedans7 sendal7 slades7 sneads7 slanes6 ashed9 dahls9 deash9
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Common questions about HANDSELS
- Is HANDSELS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDSELS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDSELS worth?
- HANDSELS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDSELS?
- No single letter can be added to HANDSELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HANDSELS:
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