SCHELMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHELMS 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCHELMS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHELMS is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHELMS
No single letter turns SCHELMS into another word.
How SCHELMS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCHELMS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,948 thousand.
What stands out about SCHELMS
- SCHELMS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- SCHELMS 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 SCHELMS
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Common questions about SCHELMS
- Is SCHELMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCHELMS is not in it.
- How many points is SCHELMS worth?
- SCHELMS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHELMS?
- No single letter can be added to SCHELMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCHELMS:
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