QALAMDANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. QALAMDANS 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 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept QALAMDANS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QALAMDANS is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QALAMDANS
No single letter turns QALAMDANS into another word.
How QALAMDANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in QALAMDANS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QALAMDANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QALAMDANS
- QALAMDANS 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
Shorter words from the letters in QALAMDANS
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Common questions about QALAMDANS
- Is QALAMDANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QALAMDANS is not in it.
- How many points is QALAMDANS worth?
- QALAMDANS is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QALAMDANS?
- No single letter can be added to QALAMDANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of QALAMDANS:
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