SCRIMSHANKERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRIMSHANKERS 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 24 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCRIMSHANKERS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCRIMSHANKERS is to know. It scores 24 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIMSHANKERS
No single letter turns SCRIMSHANKERS into another word.
How SCRIMSHANKERS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SCRIMSHANKERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 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 SCRIMSHANKERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRIMSHANKERS
- SCRIMSHANKERS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCRIMSHANKERS
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Common questions about SCRIMSHANKERS
- Is SCRIMSHANKERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMSHANKERS, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIMSHANKERS worth?
- SCRIMSHANKERS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRIMSHANKERS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRIMSHANKERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SCRIMSHANKERS:
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