SCHMALZY is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. SCHMALZY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
s1c3h4m3a1l1z10y4
PlayableSCHMALZY · 8 letters · 27 pts Scrabble · 28 pts WWF
27points in Scrabble
28points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SCHMALZY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
48WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%3.38
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%3.25%
Our own measure of how useful SCHMALZY is to know. It scores 27 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHMALZY
No single letter turns SCHMALZY into another word.
How SCHMALZY scores
Scrabble s1c3h4m3a1l1z10y4 27
Words with Friends s1c4h3m4a1l2z10y3 28
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCHMALZY, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCHMALZY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCHMALZY
- All 8 letters of SCHMALZY are different — nothing repeats.
- SCHMALZY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
- SCHMALZY scores 27 points, more than twice the average for a 8-letter word (13.3).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCHMALZY
schmalz23 chlamys17 chasmy16 azyms19 chays13 mashy13 calmy12 chams12 chasm12 cymas12 machs12 hylas11 shaly11 acyls10 amyls10 chals10 clash10 clays10 halms10 lyams10 scaly10 shalm10 calms9 clams9 hazy19 azym18 cazh18 mazy18 lazy16 achy12 chay12 lych12 cham11 cyma11 mach11 mycs11 ashy10 hays10 hyla10 shay10
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Common questions about SCHMALZY
- Is SCHMALZY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHMALZY, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHMALZY worth?
- SCHMALZY is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHMALZY?
- No single letter can be added to SCHMALZY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCHMALZY:
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