SIDESWIPERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIDESWIPERS 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 SIDESWIPERS?
| 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 SIDESWIPERS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIDESWIPERS
No single letter turns SIDESWIPERS into another word.
How SIDESWIPERS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SIDESWIPERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIDESWIPERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIDESWIPERS
- SIDESWIPERS 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 SIDESWIPERS
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Common questions about SIDESWIPERS
- Is SIDESWIPERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIDESWIPERS is not in it.
- How many points is SIDESWIPERS worth?
- SIDESWIPERS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIDESWIPERS?
- No single letter can be added to SIDESWIPERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SIDESWIPERS:
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