NEEDLELESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEEDLELESS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NEEDLELESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEEDLELESS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEEDLELESS
No single letter turns NEEDLELESS into another word.
How NEEDLELESS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEEDLELESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 4 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEEDLELESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEEDLELESS
- The letter E appears four times in NEEDLELESS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NEEDLELESS
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Common questions about NEEDLELESS
- Is NEEDLELESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEEDLELESS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEEDLELESS worth?
- NEEDLELESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEEDLELESS?
- No single letter can be added to NEEDLELESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEEDLELESS:
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