SCHLOSS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHLOSS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCHLOSS?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHLOSS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHLOSS
No single letter turns SCHLOSS into another word.
How SCHLOSS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCHLOSS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 31,265 thousand.
What stands out about SCHLOSS
- SCHLOSS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- SCHLOSS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCHLOSS
1 longer words begin with SCHLOSS.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHLOSS
Common questions about SCHLOSS
- Is SCHLOSS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHLOSS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHLOSS worth?
- SCHLOSS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHLOSS?
- No single letter can be added to SCHLOSS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCHLOSS:
Open SCHLOSS in the Word Finder