SCHMALTZ is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. SCHMALTZ is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHMALTZ?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHMALTZ is to know. It scores 24 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHMALTZ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schmaltzyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCHMALTZ scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCHMALTZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCHMALTZ has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCHMALTZ
- All 8 letters of SCHMALTZ are different — nothing repeats.
- SCHMALTZ gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCHMALTZ mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Excessive sentimentality, especially in music, films or stories.
Schmaltz comes from the Yiddish word for rendered chicken fat, and the idea of something greasy and sweet clings to it. A critic who spots schmaltz in a movie means the emotion is laid on too thickly.
How SCHMALTZ is used
Schmaltz is informal and usually critical of overdone sentiment.
- The ballad dripped with schmaltz.
- He cut the schmaltz from the final scene.
- Some viewers love the schmaltz of old musicals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHMALTZ and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCHMALTZ
4 longer words begin with SCHMALTZ.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHMALTZ
Showing 40 of 126. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SCHMALTZ
- Is SCHMALTZ valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHMALTZ, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHMALTZ worth?
- SCHMALTZ is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHMALTZ mean?
- Excessive sentimentality, especially in music, films or stories.
- What letters can be added to SCHMALTZ?
- SCHMALTZ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCHMALTZ:
Open SCHMALTZ in the Word Finder