SHORTWAVED is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHORTWAVED is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1h4o1r1t1w4a1v4e1d2
PlayableSHORTWAVED · 10 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHORTWAVED?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.5%
Our own measure of how useful SHORTWAVED is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHORTWAVED
No single letter turns SHORTWAVED into another word.
How SHORTWAVED scores
Scrabble s1h4o1r1t1w4a1v4e1d2 20
Words with Friends s1h3o1r1t1w4a1v5e1d2 20
Face value of the 10 tiles in SHORTWAVED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHORTWAVED has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHORTWAVED
- All 10 letters of SHORTWAVED are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHORTWAVED
shortwave18 overwash17 shadower15 towheads15 wharves16 whatevs16 dwarves14 shroved14 shrowed14 sowthed14 swarved14 swathed14 thrawed14 towhead14 worthed14 wrathed14 avowers13 awhetos13 harvest13 oversaw13 reavows13 swather13 thawers13 thraves13 throwes13 wreaths13 wroaths13 adverts11 dearths11 dehorts11 hardest11 hardset11 hatreds11 hoasted11 oversad11 redowas11 savored11 shorted11 starved11 steward11
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Common questions about SHORTWAVED
- Is SHORTWAVED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHORTWAVED is not in it.
- How many points is SHORTWAVED worth?
- SHORTWAVED is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHORTWAVED?
- No single letter can be added to SHORTWAVED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SHORTWAVED:
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