QAWWALIS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 23 points
Yes for Scrabble. QAWWALIS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
q10a1w4w4a1l1i1s1
PlayableQAWWALIS · 8 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 24 pts WWF
23points in Scrabble
24points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept QAWWALIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.88
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful QAWWALIS is to know. It scores 23 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAWWALIS
No single letter turns QAWWALIS into another word.
How QAWWALIS scores
Scrabble q10a1w4w4a1l1i1s1 23
Words with Friends q10a1w4w4a1l2i1s1 24
Face value of the 8 tiles in QAWWALIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QAWWALIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QAWWALIS
- QAWWALIS 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 QAWWALIS
qawwali22 qawwals22 qawwal21 wawas11 wawls11 swail8 wails8 walis8 alias5 wawa10 wawl10 waws10 awls7 laws7 slaw7 wail7 wais7 wali7 aals4 aias4 ails4 alas4 lias4 sail4 sial4 qis12 aww9 waw9 awa6 awl6 law6 saw6 wai6 was6 wis6 aal3 aas3 aia3 ail3 ais3
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Common questions about QAWWALIS
- Is QAWWALIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QAWWALIS is not in it.
- How many points is QAWWALIS worth?
- QAWWALIS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QAWWALIS?
- No single letter can be added to QAWWALIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QAWWALIS:
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