SCRAWNILY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRAWNILY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SCRAWNILY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRAWNILY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRAWNILY
No single letter turns SCRAWNILY into another word.
How SCRAWNILY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCRAWNILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRAWNILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRAWNILY
- All 9 letters of SCRAWNILY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCRAWNILY
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Common questions about SCRAWNILY
- Is SCRAWNILY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SCRAWNILY is not in it.
- How many points is SCRAWNILY worth?
- SCRAWNILY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRAWNILY?
- No single letter can be added to SCRAWNILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCRAWNILY:
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