QAWWAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points
It depends on the list you play by. QAWWAL 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept QAWWAL?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QAWWAL is to know. It scores 21 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAWWAL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QAWWAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in QAWWAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about QAWWAL
- QAWWAL 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.
- QAWWAL scores 21 points, more than twice the average for a 6-letter word (10.5).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with QAWWAL
3 longer words begin with QAWWAL.
Shorter words from the letters in QAWWAL
Common questions about QAWWAL
- Is QAWWAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QAWWAL, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QAWWAL worth?
- QAWWAL is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QAWWAL?
- QAWWAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QAWWAL:
Open QAWWAL in the Word Finder