Is SHIRTWAISTER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIRTWAISTER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SHIRTWAISTER worth?

SHIRTWAISTER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SHIRTWAISTER?

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

SHIRTWAISTER is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points

It depends on the list you play by. SHIRTWAISTER 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

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Depends on the listSHIRTWAISTER · 12 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

18points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

12letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept SHIRTWAISTER?

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: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.5

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.25%

Our own measure of how useful SHIRTWAISTER is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SHIRTWAISTER

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 SHIRTWAISTER scores

Scrabble s1h4i1r1t1w4a1i1s1t1e1r1 18

Words with Friends s1h3i1r1t1w4a1i1s1t1e1r1 17

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

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
h	1	2
i	2	9
r	2	6
t	2	6
w	1	2
a	1	9
e	1	12

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

Words starting with SHIRTWAISTER

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1 longer words begin with SHIRTWAISTER.

Shorter words from the letters in SHIRTWAISTER

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Common questions about SHIRTWAISTER

Is SHIRTWAISTER valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIRTWAISTER, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SHIRTWAISTER worth?: SHIRTWAISTER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SHIRTWAISTER?: SHIRTWAISTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

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

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