SARPANCHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SARPANCHES 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SARPANCHES?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SARPANCHES is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SARPANCHES
No single letter turns SARPANCHES into another word.
How SARPANCHES scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SARPANCHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SARPANCHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SARPANCHES
- SARPANCHES 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 SARPANCHES
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Common questions about SARPANCHES
- Is SARPANCHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SARPANCHES, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SARPANCHES worth?
- SARPANCHES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SARPANCHES?
- No single letter can be added to SARPANCHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SARPANCHES:
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