QWERTY is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. QWERTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
q10w4e1r1t1y4
PlayableQWERTY · 6 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept QWERTY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
46WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.83%
Our own measure of how useful QWERTY is to know. It scores 21 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QWERTY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
qwertysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QWERTY scores
Scrabble q10w4e1r1t1y4 21
Words with Friends q10w4e1r1t1y3 20
Face value of the 6 tiles in QWERTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about QWERTY
- QWERTY 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.
- QWERTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- QWERTY 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 QWERTY
1 longer words begin with QWERTY.
Shorter words from the letters in QWERTY
twyer11 wyte10 trew7 trey7 trye7 tyer7 tyre7 wert7 wey9 wry9 wye9 yew9 ewt6 rew6 rye6 tew6 try6 tye6 wet6 yer6 yet6 ret3 ew5 we5 ye5 er2 et2 re2 te2
Common questions about QWERTY
- Is QWERTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QWERTY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QWERTY worth?
- QWERTY is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to QWERTY?
- QWERTY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of QWERTY:
Open QWERTY in the Word Finder