SHOWGHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SHOWGHES 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SHOWGHES?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHOWGHES is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWGHES
No single letter turns SHOWGHES into another word.
How SHOWGHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SHOWGHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOWGHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOWGHES
- SHOWGHES 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 SHOWGHES
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Common questions about SHOWGHES
- Is SHOWGHES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOWGHES is not in it.
- How many points is SHOWGHES worth?
- SHOWGHES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOWGHES?
- No single letter can be added to SHOWGHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SHOWGHES:
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