SCRIMSHANKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. SCRIMSHANKS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SCRIMSHANKS?
| 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 SCRIMSHANKS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCRIMSHANKS
No single letter turns SCRIMSHANKS into another word.
How SCRIMSHANKS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SCRIMSHANKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCRIMSHANKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCRIMSHANKS
- SCRIMSHANKS 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 SCRIMSHANKS
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Common questions about SCRIMSHANKS
- Is SCRIMSHANKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCRIMSHANKS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCRIMSHANKS worth?
- SCRIMSHANKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCRIMSHANKS?
- No single letter can be added to SCRIMSHANKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SCRIMSHANKS:
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