SAOLAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAOLAS 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
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Depends on the listSAOLAS · 6 letters · 6 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF
6points in Scrabble
7points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 172,461odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SAOLAS?
| 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: 25 / 100
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful SAOLAS is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAOLAS
No single letter turns SAOLAS into another word.
How SAOLAS scores
Scrabble s1a1o1l1a1s1 6
Words with Friends s1a1o1l2a1s1 7
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAOLAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about SAOLAS
- SAOLAS 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 SAOLAS
lasso5 salsa5 saola5 solas5 aals4 alas4 also4 lass4 loss4 ossa4 sals4 sola4 sols4 aal3 aas3 ala3 als3 ass3 las3 loa3 los3 sal3 sol3 sos3 aa2 al2 as2 la2 lo2 os2 so2
Common questions about SAOLAS
- Is SAOLAS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAOLAS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAOLAS worth?
- SAOLAS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAOLAS?
- No single letter can be added to SAOLAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAOLAS:
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