SHOALNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOALNESS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHOALNESS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOALNESS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOALNESS
No single letter turns SHOALNESS into another word.
How SHOALNESS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOALNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOALNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOALNESS
- SHOALNESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SHOALNESS
1 longer words begin with SHOALNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOALNESS
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Common questions about SHOALNESS
- Is SHOALNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOALNESS is not in it.
- How many points is SHOALNESS worth?
- SHOALNESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOALNESS?
- No single letter can be added to SHOALNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOALNESS:
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