HANDSOME is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HANDSOME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANDSOME?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDSOME is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDSOME
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANDSOME scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HANDSOME, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDSOME has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HANDSOME
- All 8 letters of HANDSOME are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HANDSOME
6 longer words begin with HANDSOME.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDSOME
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Common questions about HANDSOME
- Is HANDSOME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDSOME, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDSOME worth?
- HANDSOME is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDSOME?
- HANDSOME takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HANDSOME:
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