SANTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SANTS 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 5 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SANTS?
| 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: 23 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANTS is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANTS
No single letter turns SANTS into another word.
How SANTS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What stands out about SANTS
- SANTS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words ending in SANTS
24 words end in SANTS. Useful as a back hook: play SANTS onto a word already on the board.
Words with SANTS inside
2 words contain SANTS in the middle. Words that start with SANTS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SANTS
Common questions about SANTS
- Is SANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANTS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANTS worth?
- SANTS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SANTS?
- No single letter can be added to SANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SANTS:
Open SANTS in the Word Finder