HANDWRITING is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HANDWRITING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
h4a1n1d2w4r1i1t1i1n1g2
PlayableHANDWRITING · 11 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HANDWRITING?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.73
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.64%
Our own measure of how useful HANDWRITING is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDWRITING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
handwritingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANDWRITING scores
Scrabble h4a1n1d2w4r1i1t1i1n1g2 19
Words with Friends h3a1n2d2w4r1i1t1i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in HANDWRITING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANDWRITING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HANDWRITING
1 longer words begin with HANDWRITING.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDWRITING
nightward17 rawhiding17 indarting11 hindwing16 hairwing15 handwrit15 thrawing15 whiniard15 wrathing15 writhing15 thirding13 windring13 airthing12 draining10 dranting10 nidating10 training9 thawing14 whining14 whiting14 withing14 tawhiri13 dawning12 dawting12 drawing12 dwining12 gwiniad12 handing12 warding12 winding12 haining11 hairing11 hanting11 hinting11 indrawn11 nithing11 ringtaw11 tanghin11 twining11 twiring11
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Common questions about HANDWRITING
- Is HANDWRITING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDWRITING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDWRITING worth?
- HANDWRITING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANDWRITING?
- HANDWRITING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HANDWRITING:
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