SELES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. SELES 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SELES?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELES is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELES
No single letter turns SELES into another word.
How SELES scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SELES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 47,530.
What stands out about SELES
- SELES is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- SELES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SELES
The 5 tiles of SELES in a different order — 1 found.
Words with SELES inside
Showing 24 of 64 words that contain SELES somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SELES are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SELES
Common questions about SELES
- Is SELES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SELES is not in it.
- How many points is SELES worth?
- SELES is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SELES?
- No single letter can be added to SELES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SELES:
Open SELES in the Word Finder