SCREWTOP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. SCREWTOP 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SCREWTOP?

Word power: 43 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SCREWTOP is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SCREWTOP

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SCREWTOP scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SCREWTOP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCREWTOP has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SCREWTOP

• All 8 letters of SCREWTOP are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of SCREWTOP

The 8 tiles of SCREWTOP in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with SCREWTOP

1 longer words begin with SCREWTOP.

Shorter words from the letters in SCREWTOP

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Common questions about SCREWTOP

Is SCREWTOP valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCREWTOP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SCREWTOP worth?

SCREWTOP is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SCREWTOP?

SCREWTOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.