NAMECHECKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAMECHECKS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NAMECHECKS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAMECHECKS is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAMECHECKS
No single letter turns NAMECHECKS into another word.
How NAMECHECKS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NAMECHECKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAMECHECKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAMECHECKS mean in Scrabble?
NAMECHECKS is a form of NAMECHECK (its plural or a verb form).
Shorter words from the letters in NAMECHECKS
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Common questions about NAMECHECKS
- Is NAMECHECKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAMECHECKS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAMECHECKS worth?
- NAMECHECKS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAMECHECKS?
- No single letter can be added to NAMECHECKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NAMECHECKS:
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