SANTOKUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. SANTOKUS 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.
s1a1n1t1o1k5u1s1
PlayableSANTOKUS · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SANTOKUS?
| 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: 36 / 100
36WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful SANTOKUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANTOKUS
No single letter turns SANTOKUS into another word.
How SANTOKUS scores
Scrabble s1a1n1t1o1k5u1s1 12
Words with Friends s1a1n2t1o1k5u2s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in SANTOKUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SANTOKUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SANTOKUS
- SANTOKUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SANTOKUS
outasks11 santoku11 knouts10 otakus10 outask10 sankos10 stanks10 stonks10 astuns6 nutsos6 santos6 saunts6 snouts6 stauns6 stouns6 tauons6 ankus9 askos9 atoks9 kants9 kaons9 knots9 knout9 knuts9 koans9 kusso9 kutas9 oktas9 onkus9 otaku9 sanko9 skats9 skuas9 soaks9 souks9 stank9 stonk9 stunk9 sunks9 tanks9
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Common questions about SANTOKUS
- Is SANTOKUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SANTOKUS is not in it.
- How many points is SANTOKUS worth?
- SANTOKUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANTOKUS?
- No single letter can be added to SANTOKUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SANTOKUS:
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