SCREWBALL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SCREWBALL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSCREWBALL · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SCREWBALL?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful SCREWBALL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCREWBALL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
screwballsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCREWBALL scores
Scrabble s1c3r1e1w4b3a1l1l1 16
Words with Friends s1c4r1e1w4b4a1l2l2 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in SCREWBALL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCREWBALL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SCREWBALL
1 longer words begin with SCREWBALL.
Shorter words from the letters in SCREWBALL
becrawls15 bescrawl15 becrawl14 bawlers12 clawers12 warbles12 becalls11 cablers11 wallers10 ballers9 callers9 cellars9 recalls9 scleral9 scrawb13 bawler11 brawls11 clawer11 crawls11 scrawl11 warble11 becall10 braces10 cabers10 cabler10 cables10 walers9 waller9 warsle9 balers8 baller8 belars8 blares8 blears8 caller8 carles8 cellar8 clears8 labels8 lacers8
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Common questions about SCREWBALL
- Is SCREWBALL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREWBALL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCREWBALL worth?
- SCREWBALL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCREWBALL?
- SCREWBALL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SCREWBALL:
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