SAWSHARKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SAWSHARKS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SAWSHARKS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWSHARKS is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWSHARKS
No single letter turns SAWSHARKS into another word.
How SAWSHARKS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SAWSHARKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAWSHARKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SAWSHARKS
- SAWSHARKS 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 SAWSHARKS
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Common questions about SAWSHARKS
- Is SAWSHARKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SAWSHARKS is not in it.
- How many points is SAWSHARKS worth?
- SAWSHARKS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SAWSHARKS?
- No single letter can be added to SAWSHARKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SAWSHARKS:
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