QALAMDAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. QALAMDAN 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QALAMDAN?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QALAMDAN is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QALAMDAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
qalamdansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QALAMDAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QALAMDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QALAMDAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QALAMDAN
- QALAMDAN takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QALAMDAN
1 longer words begin with QALAMDAN.
Shorter words from the letters in QALAMDAN
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Common questions about QALAMDAN
- Is QALAMDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QALAMDAN is not in it.
- How many points is QALAMDAN worth?
- QALAMDAN is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QALAMDAN?
- QALAMDAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QALAMDAN:
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