SHIRTWAISTERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHIRTWAISTERS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SHIRTWAISTERS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHIRTWAISTERS is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHIRTWAISTERS
No single letter turns SHIRTWAISTERS into another word.
How SHIRTWAISTERS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in SHIRTWAISTERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 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 SHIRTWAISTERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHIRTWAISTERS
- SHIRTWAISTERS 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 SHIRTWAISTERS
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Common questions about SHIRTWAISTERS
- Is SHIRTWAISTERS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHIRTWAISTERS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHIRTWAISTERS worth?
- SHIRTWAISTERS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHIRTWAISTERS?
- No single letter can be added to SHIRTWAISTERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of SHIRTWAISTERS:
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