SHOWDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOWDS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHOWDS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOWDS is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWDS
No single letter turns SHOWDS into another word.
How SHOWDS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHOWDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What stands out about SHOWDS
- SHOWDS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SHOWDS 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 SHOWDS
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Common questions about SHOWDS
- Is SHOWDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOWDS is not in it.
- How many points is SHOWDS worth?
- SHOWDS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOWDS?
- No single letter can be added to SHOWDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHOWDS:
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