LICHWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. LICHWAYS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept LICHWAYS?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LICHWAYS is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LICHWAYS
No single letter turns LICHWAYS into another word.
How LICHWAYS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in LICHWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LICHWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LICHWAYS
- All 8 letters of LICHWAYS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in LICHWAYS
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Common questions about LICHWAYS
- Is LICHWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LICHWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is LICHWAYS worth?
- LICHWAYS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LICHWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to LICHWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of LICHWAYS:
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