SCHELLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHELLY 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCHELLY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHELLY is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHELLY
No single letter turns SCHELLY into another word.
How SCHELLY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCHELLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What stands out about SCHELLY
- SCHELLY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCHELLY
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Common questions about SCHELLY
- Is SCHELLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHELLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHELLY worth?
- SCHELLY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHELLY?
- No single letter can be added to SCHELLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCHELLY:
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