SHONGOLOLOS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHONGOLOLOS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept SHONGOLOLOS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHONGOLOLOS is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHONGOLOLOS
No single letter turns SHONGOLOLOS into another word.
How SHONGOLOLOS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SHONGOLOLOS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHONGOLOLOS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHONGOLOLOS
- The letter O appears four times in SHONGOLOLOS.
- SHONGOLOLOS 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 SHONGOLOLOS
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Common questions about SHONGOLOLOS
- Is SHONGOLOLOS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHONGOLOLOS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHONGOLOLOS worth?
- SHONGOLOLOS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHONGOLOLOS?
- No single letter can be added to SHONGOLOLOS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SHONGOLOLOS:
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