LIGHTWAVE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 19 points
Yes for Scrabble. LIGHTWAVE is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
l1i1g2h4t1w4a1v4e1
PlayableLIGHTWAVE · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept LIGHTWAVE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful LIGHTWAVE is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LIGHTWAVE
No single letter turns LIGHTWAVE into another word.
How LIGHTWAVE scores
Scrabble l1i1g2h4t1w4a1v4e1 19
Words with Friends l2i1g3h3t1w4a1v5e1 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in LIGHTWAVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so LIGHTWAVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about LIGHTWAVE
- All 9 letters of LIGHTWAVE 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 LIGHTWAVE
thalweg14 whatev15 aweigh13 weight13 awhile12 thivel12 wealth12 withal12 alight10 glaive10 haglet10 talweg10 vagile10 wiglet10 halite9 aiglet7 gelati7 ligate7 taigle7 weigh12 wight12 halve11 vawte11 waive11 whale11 wheal11 wheat11 while11 white11 withe11 aight9 eight9 gavel9 laigh9 light9 thagi9 wilga9 alive8 ethal8 laith8
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Common questions about LIGHTWAVE
- Is LIGHTWAVE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and LIGHTWAVE is not in it.
- How many points is LIGHTWAVE worth?
- LIGHTWAVE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to LIGHTWAVE?
- No single letter can be added to LIGHTWAVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of LIGHTWAVE:
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