SCHELM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHELM 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCHELM?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHELM is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHELM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schelmsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHELM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHELM, 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 | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 776,076.
What stands out about SCHELM
- SCHELM 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 SCHELM
1 longer words begin with SCHELM.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHELM
Common questions about SCHELM
- Is SCHELM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCHELM is not in it.
- How many points is SCHELM worth?
- SCHELM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHELM?
- SCHELM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHELM:
Open SCHELM in the Word Finder