SHOTHOLES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHOTHOLES 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.
s1h4o1t1h4o1l1e1s1
PlayableSHOTHOLES · 9 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHOTHOLES?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful SHOTHOLES is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOTHOLES
No single letter turns SHOTHOLES into another word.
How SHOTHOLES scores
Scrabble s1h4o1t1h4o1l1e1s1 15
Words with Friends s1h3o1t1h3o1l2e1s1 14
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOTHOLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOTHOLES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOTHOLES
- SHOTHOLES 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 SHOTHOLES
shothole14 hooshes13 hostels10 shooles10 soothes10 loosest7 lotoses7 shoosh12 helots9 hosels9 hostel9 hotels9 sheols9 shoole9 shools9 shoots9 shotes9 sloosh9 sloths9 soothe9 sooths9 tholes9 tholos9 toshes9 looses6 sloots6 soloes6 sooles6 sootes6 sotols6 stoles6 stools6 heths11 hoosh11 ethos8 helos8 helot8 hests8 holes8 holos8
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Common questions about SHOTHOLES
- Is SHOTHOLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOTHOLES is not in it.
- How many points is SHOTHOLES worth?
- SHOTHOLES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOTHOLES?
- No single letter can be added to SHOTHOLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOTHOLES:
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