SCHMECK is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHMECK 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCHMECK?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHMECK is to know. It scores 20 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHMECK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schmecksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHMECK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCHMECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,373 thousand.
What stands out about SCHMECK
- SCHMECK gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SCHMECK
5 longer words begin with SCHMECK.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHMECK
Common questions about SCHMECK
- Is SCHMECK valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCHMECK is not in it.
- How many points is SCHMECK worth?
- SCHMECK is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHMECK?
- SCHMECK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCHMECK:
Open SCHMECK in the Word Finder