Is NUMCHUCK valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUMCHUCK is not in it.

How many points is NUMCHUCK worth?

NUMCHUCK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NUMCHUCK?

NUMCHUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

NUMCHUCK is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 21 points

Yes for Scrabble. NUMCHUCK 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.

n1u1m3c3h4u1c3k5

PlayableNUMCHUCK · 8 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 26 pts WWF

21points in Scrabble

26points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept NUMCHUCK?

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	Not listed

Word power: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.63

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

2.88%

Our own measure of how useful NUMCHUCK is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 2.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NUMCHUCK

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NUMCHUCK scores

Scrabble n1u1m3c3h4u1c3k5 21

Words with Friends n2u2m4c4h3u2c4k5 26

Face value of the 8 tiles in NUMCHUCK, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
n	1	6
u	2	4
m	1	2
c	2	2
h	1	2
k	1	1

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUMCHUCK has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with NUMCHUCK

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1 longer words begin with NUMCHUCK.

Shorter words from the letters in NUMCHUCK

chuck16 chunk14 munch12 huck13 muck12 chum11 hunk11 much11 hum8 cum7 hun6 mun5 umu5 ch7 hm7 uh5 mu4 um4 nu2 un2

Common questions about NUMCHUCK

Is NUMCHUCK valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUMCHUCK is not in it.
How many points is NUMCHUCK worth?: NUMCHUCK is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to NUMCHUCK?: NUMCHUCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUMCHUCK:

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