SCAMSTER is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. SCAMSTER is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1c3a1m3s1t1e1r1
PlayableSCAMSTER · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SCAMSTER?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 40 / 100
40WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.63%
Our own measure of how useful SCAMSTER is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCAMSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scamstersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCAMSTER scores
Scrabble s1c3a1m3s1t1e1r1 12
Words with Friends s1c4a1m4s1t1e1r1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCAMSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCAMSTER has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SCAMSTER
1 longer words begin with SCAMSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in SCAMSTER
mercats11 screams11 actress9 casters9 masters9 recasts9 streams9 crames10 creams10 macers10 mercat10 scrams10 scream10 armets8 caress8 carets8 carses8 cartes8 caster8 castes8 caters8 cestas8 crases8 crates8 cresta8 crests8 escars8 marses8 masers8 master8 maters8 matres8 ramets8 reacts8 recast8 scares8 scarts8 sceats8 scraes8 scrats8
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Common questions about SCAMSTER
- Is SCAMSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCAMSTER is not in it.
- How many points is SCAMSTER worth?
- SCAMSTER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCAMSTER?
- SCAMSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCAMSTER:
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