SCALLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCALLY 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCALLY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCALLY is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCALLY
No single letter turns SCALLY into another word.
How SCALLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about SCALLY
- SCALLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCALLY
2 longer words begin with SCALLY.
Shorter words from the letters in SCALLY
Common questions about SCALLY
- Is SCALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCALLY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCALLY worth?
- SCALLY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCALLY?
- No single letter can be added to SCALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCALLY:
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