QWERTIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. QWERTIES 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 QWERTIES?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QWERTIES is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QWERTIES
No single letter turns QWERTIES into another word.
How QWERTIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in QWERTIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so QWERTIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about QWERTIES
- QWERTIES 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 QWERTIES
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Common questions about QWERTIES
- Is QWERTIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and QWERTIES is not in it.
- How many points is QWERTIES worth?
- QWERTIES is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QWERTIES?
- No single letter can be added to QWERTIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of QWERTIES:
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