SANDWICH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SANDWICH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANDWICH?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANDWICH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANDWICH
No single letter turns SANDWICH into another word.
How SANDWICH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANDWICH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANDWICH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANDWICH
- All 8 letters of SANDWICH are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SANDWICH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Two slices of bread with a filling between them.
A sandwich is the everyday packed lunch, from a plain cheese slice to a towering deli stack. The word is also used as a verb for squeezing something into a tight gap between two other things.
How SANDWICH is used
Sandwich is a common word in food talk, and it also works as a verb for wedging one thing between two others.
- He ate a cheese sandwich on the train.
- The bakery sells a sandwich filled with roast beef and pickles.
- To sandwich the cream between the cake layers, spread it thickly.
- I was forced to sandwich myself between two strangers on the bus.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANDWICH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANDWICH
3 longer words begin with SANDWICH.
Shorter words from the letters in SANDWICH
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Common questions about SANDWICH
- Is SANDWICH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANDWICH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANDWICH worth?
- SANDWICH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANDWICH mean?
- Two slices of bread with a filling between them.
- What letters can be added to SANDWICH?
- No single letter can be added to SANDWICH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANDWICH:
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