SCHWA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCHWA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHWA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHWA is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHWA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHWA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SCHWA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does SCHWA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The neutral, unstressed vowel sound heard in the second syllable of words like sofa, represented by the symbol schwa.
The schwa is the most common vowel sound in English, appearing whenever a syllable is unstressed and the vowel relaxes toward the middle of the mouth. Linguists write it with an upside-down e to distinguish it from any single letter, since almost any vowel letter can represent a schwa depending on stress. Learners of English often find the schwa difficult because spelling gives no reliable clue that a vowel will reduce to this neutral sound in speech.
How SCHWA is used
A technical term from phonetics, common in dictionaries, language teaching and pronunciation guides.
- The final a in sofa is pronounced as a schwa.
- Dictionaries mark the reduced vowel with the schwa symbol.
- English speech relies heavily on the schwa in unstressed syllables.
- The teacher explained how schwa affects vowel pronunciation.
- Many words reduce their vowels to a schwa when spoken quickly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHWA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHWA
The 5 tiles of SCHWA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCHWA
8 longer words begin with SCHWA.
Words with SCHWA inside
2 words contain SCHWA in the middle. Words that start with SCHWA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHWA
Common questions about SCHWA
- Is SCHWA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHWA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHWA worth?
- SCHWA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHWA mean?
- The neutral, unstressed vowel sound heard in the second syllable of words like sofa, represented by the symbol schwa.
- What letters can be added to SCHWA?
- SCHWA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SCHWA:
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