SAPPLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAPPLING 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SAPPLING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAPPLING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAPPLING
No single letter turns SAPPLING into another word.
How SAPPLING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAPPLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAPPLING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAPPLING
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SAPPLING
The 8 tiles of SAPPLING in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SAPPLING
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Common questions about SAPPLING
- Is SAPPLING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAPPLING is not in it.
- How many points is SAPPLING worth?
- SAPPLING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAPPLING?
- No single letter can be added to SAPPLING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAPPLING:
Open SAPPLING in the Word Finder