SHOWMANLY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 20 points
Yes for Scrabble. SHOWMANLY 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.
s1h4o1w4m3a1n1l1y4
PlayableSHOWMANLY · 9 letters · 20 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
20points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SHOWMANLY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.22
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful SHOWMANLY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHOWMANLY
No single letter turns SHOWMANLY into another word.
How SHOWMANLY scores
Scrabble s1h4o1w4m3a1n1l1y4 20
Words with Friends s1h3o1w4m4a1n2l2y3 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in SHOWMANLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SHOWMANLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SHOWMANLY
- All 9 letters of SHOWMANLY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SHOWMANLY
haymows18 hymnals15 showman15 womanly15 salmony12 haymow17 anyhow15 hymnal14 mynahs14 shamoy14 noways12 shoaly12 hansom11 omlahs11 shalom11 womans11 halons9 lohans9 lowans9 onlays9 monals8 salmon8 hwyls14 showy14 washy14 hawms13 hymns13 mashy13 mynah13 shawm13 swamy13 whamo13 whams13 womyn13 howls11 hoyas11 hylas11 hyson11 lawny11 noway11
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Common questions about SHOWMANLY
- Is SHOWMANLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SHOWMANLY is not in it.
- How many points is SHOWMANLY worth?
- SHOWMANLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SHOWMANLY?
- No single letter can be added to SHOWMANLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SHOWMANLY:
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