SCHMELZ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCHMELZ 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCHMELZ?
| 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: 62 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHMELZ is to know. It scores 23 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHMELZ
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schmelzeChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SCHMELZ scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCHMELZ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,422 thousand.
What stands out about SCHMELZ
- SCHMELZ 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 SCHMELZ
2 longer words begin with SCHMELZ.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHMELZ
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Common questions about SCHMELZ
- Is SCHMELZ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCHMELZ is not in it.
- How many points is SCHMELZ worth?
- SCHMELZ is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCHMELZ?
- SCHMELZ takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCHMELZ:
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