QAWWALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. QAWWALS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept QAWWALS?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QAWWALS is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAWWALS
No single letter turns QAWWALS into another word.
How QAWWALS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QAWWALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,791 thousand.
What stands out about QAWWALS
- QAWWALS 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 QAWWALS
Common questions about QAWWALS
- Is QAWWALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QAWWALS, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QAWWALS worth?
- QAWWALS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QAWWALS?
- No single letter can be added to QAWWALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QAWWALS:
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