SAPHENAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. SAPHENAS 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.
s1a1p3h4e1n1a1s1
PlayableSAPHENAS · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SAPHENAS?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SAPHENAS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPHENAS
No single letter turns SAPHENAS into another word.
How SAPHENAS scores
Scrabble s1a1p3h4e1n1a1s1 13
Words with Friends s1a1p4h3e1n2a1s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAPHENAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPHENAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAPHENAS
- SAPHENAS 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 SAPHENAS
ashpans12 saphena12 shapens12 paesans9 ashpan11 hanaps11 pashas11 pashes11 phases11 shapen11 shapes11 shnaps11 hansas9 hanses9 apneas8 aspens8 paeans8 paesan8 sapans8 sneaps8 spanes8 speans8 aheap10 ephas10 hanap10 hasps10 heaps10 hesps10 pasha10 phase10 shape10 shaps10 ashen8 ashes8 hansa8 hanse8 shans8 sheas8 snash8 apnea7
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Common questions about SAPHENAS
- Is SAPHENAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAPHENAS is not in it.
- How many points is SAPHENAS worth?
- SAPHENAS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAPHENAS?
- No single letter can be added to SAPHENAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAPHENAS:
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