SHOALWISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOALWISE 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listSHOALWISE · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHOALWISE?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful SHOALWISE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOALWISE
No single letter turns SHOALWISE into another word.
How SHOALWISE scores
Scrabble s1h4o1a1l1w4i1s1e1 15
Words with Friends s1h3o1a1l2w4i1s1e1 15
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOALWISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOALWISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOALWISE
shawlies14 whaisles14 shawlie13 slowish13 whaisle13 asshole10 isohels10 leasows10 sheilas10 walises10 loiases7 awhile12 hawses12 lowish12 owlish12 shawls12 siwash12 washes12 whales12 wheals12 whiles12 wholes12 whosis12 wishes12 aslosh9 awless9 haloes9 halses9 hassel9 hassle9 helios9 hoises9 holies9 hosels9 isohel9 lashes9 leasow9 lowses9 selahs9 shales9
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Common questions about SHOALWISE
- Is SHOALWISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOALWISE is not in it.
- How many points is SHOALWISE worth?
- SHOALWISE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOALWISE?
- No single letter can be added to SHOALWISE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOALWISE:
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