SHIRTTAILING is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 16 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHIRTTAILING is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1h4i1r1t1t1a1i1l1i1n1g2
PlayableSHIRTTAILING · 12 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
12letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHIRTTAILING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.33
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.08%
Our own measure of how useful SHIRTTAILING is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIRTTAILING
No single letter turns SHIRTTAILING into another word.
How SHIRTTAILING scores
Scrabble s1h4i1r1t1t1a1i1l1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends s1h3i1r1t1t1a1i1l2i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 12 tiles in SHIRTTAILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHIRTTAILING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SHIRTTAILING
stringhalt14 hairsting13 raintight13 starlight13 thirsting13 thristing13 trithings13 shirttail12 attirings10 irisating10 lairising10 litigants10 rattlings10 ringtails10 startling10 straiting10 striating10 airthing12 airtight12 haltings12 harlings12 hattings12 hirlings12 hirsling12 lathings12 nilghais12 rightist12 ringhals12 shilingi12 shirting12 shitting12 straight12 thirling12 tinglish12 tithings12 trashing12 trithing12 inthrals11 nihilist11 rhinitis11
Showing 40 of 831. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SHIRTTAILING
- Is SHIRTTAILING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHIRTTAILING is not in it.
- How many points is SHIRTTAILING worth?
- SHIRTTAILING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIRTTAILING?
- No single letter can be added to SHIRTTAILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SHIRTTAILING:
Open SHIRTTAILING in the Word Finder