Is SCRIMSHANKER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMSHANKER, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SCRIMSHANKER worth?

SCRIMSHANKER is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SCRIMSHANKER?

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

SCRIMSHANKER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points

It depends on the list you play by. SCRIMSHANKER 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 accept it.

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Depends on the listSCRIMSHANKER · 12 letters · 23 pts Scrabble · 25 pts WWF

23points in Scrabble

25points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept SCRIMSHANKER?

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	Valid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.92

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.25%

Our own measure of how useful SCRIMSHANKER is to know. It scores 23 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SCRIMSHANKER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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

How SCRIMSHANKER scores

Scrabble s1c3r1i1m3s1h4a1n1k5e1r1 23

Words with Friends s1c4r1i1m4s1h3a1n2k5e1r1 25

Face value of the 12 tiles in SCRIMSHANKER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
c	1	2
r	2	6
i	1	9
m	1	2
h	1	2
a	1	9
n	1	6
k	1	1
e	1	12

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

Words starting with SCRIMSHANKER

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1 longer words begin with SCRIMSHANKER.

Shorter words from the letters in SCRIMSHANKER

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Common questions about SCRIMSHANKER

Is SCRIMSHANKER valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMSHANKER, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SCRIMSHANKER worth?: SCRIMSHANKER is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SCRIMSHANKER?: SCRIMSHANKER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SCRIMSHANKER:

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