SHOTHOLE is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHOTHOLE 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.
s1h4o1t1h4o1l1e1
PlayableSHOTHOLE · 8 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
13points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept SHOTHOLE?
| 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: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.75
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful SHOTHOLE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOTHOLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shotholesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHOTHOLE scores
Scrabble s1h4o1t1h4o1l1e1 14
Words with Friends s1h3o1t1h3o1l2e1 13
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOTHOLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOTHOLE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SHOTHOLE
1 longer words begin with SHOTHOLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SHOTHOLE
helots9 hostel9 hotels9 shoole9 soothe9 tholes9 tholos9 heths11 hoosh11 ethos8 helos8 helot8 holes8 holos8 holts8 hoots8 hosel8 hotel8 sheol8 shool8 shoot8 shote8 sloth8 sooth8 thole8 those8 tohos8 loose5 loots5 lotes5 lotos5 oleos5 sloot5 soole5 soote5 sotol5 stole5 stool5 telos5 toles5
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Common questions about SHOTHOLE
- Is SHOTHOLE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOTHOLE is not in it.
- How many points is SHOTHOLE worth?
- SHOTHOLE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOTHOLE?
- SHOTHOLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOTHOLE:
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