PIGWASHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PIGWASHES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
p3i1g2w4a1s1h4e1s1
Depends on the listPIGWASHES · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept PIGWASHES?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful PIGWASHES is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIGWASHES
No single letter turns PIGWASHES into another word.
How PIGWASHES scores
Scrabble p3i1g2w4a1s1h4e1s1 18
Words with Friends p4i1g3w4a1s1h3e1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in PIGWASHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PIGWASHES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in PIGWASHES
peishwas16 pigwash16 peishwa15 peshwas15 waspish15 aphesis12 asswipe12 waspies12 geishas11 peshwa14 pshaws14 aweigh13 weighs13 hawses12 phages12 siwash12 washes12 wishes12 aspish11 pashes11 phases11 phasis11 pishes11 shapes11 spahis11 swipes11 waspie11 gashes10 gawsie10 geisha10 swages10 sepias8 pshaw13 whaps13 whips13 weigh12 whigs12 gawps11 hawse11 peghs11
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Common questions about PIGWASHES
- Is PIGWASHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PIGWASHES is not in it.
- How many points is PIGWASHES worth?
- PIGWASHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PIGWASHES?
- No single letter can be added to PIGWASHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PIGWASHES:
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