PADDYWHACKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. PADDYWHACKS 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PADDYWHACKS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PADDYWHACKS is to know. It scores 30 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADDYWHACKS
No single letter turns PADDYWHACKS into another word.
How PADDYWHACKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in PADDYWHACKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PADDYWHACKS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PADDYWHACKS
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Common questions about PADDYWHACKS
- Is PADDYWHACKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PADDYWHACKS is not in it.
- How many points is PADDYWHACKS worth?
- PADDYWHACKS is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PADDYWHACKS?
- No single letter can be added to PADDYWHACKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of PADDYWHACKS:
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