SCHELLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHELLIES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCHELLIES?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHELLIES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHELLIES
No single letter turns SCHELLIES into another word.
How SCHELLIES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCHELLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCHELLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCHELLIES
- SCHELLIES 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 SCHELLIES
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Common questions about SCHELLIES
- Is SCHELLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHELLIES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHELLIES worth?
- SCHELLIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHELLIES?
- No single letter can be added to SCHELLIES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCHELLIES:
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