SCAILS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCAILS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCAILS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCAILS is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAILS
No single letter turns SCAILS into another word.
How SCAILS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCAILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about SCAILS
- SCAILS 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 SCAILS
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Common questions about SCAILS
- Is SCAILS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCAILS is not in it.
- How many points is SCAILS worth?
- SCAILS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCAILS?
- No single letter can be added to SCAILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCAILS:
Open SCAILS in the Word Finder