SHOULDERINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOULDERINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHOULDERINGS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOULDERINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOULDERINGS
No single letter turns SHOULDERINGS into another word.
How SHOULDERINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SHOULDERINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOULDERINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOULDERINGS
- SHOULDERINGS 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 SHOULDERINGS
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Common questions about SHOULDERINGS
- Is SHOULDERINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOULDERINGS is not in it.
- How many points is SHOULDERINGS worth?
- SHOULDERINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOULDERINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SHOULDERINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SHOULDERINGS:
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