SINISTRALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SINISTRALS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SINISTRALS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINISTRALS is to know. It scores 10 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINISTRALS
No single letter turns SINISTRALS into another word.
How SINISTRALS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SINISTRALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SINISTRALS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SINISTRALS
- SINISTRALS 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 SINISTRALS
Showing 40 of 313. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SINISTRALS
- Is SINISTRALS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINISTRALS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINISTRALS worth?
- SINISTRALS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SINISTRALS?
- No single letter can be added to SINISTRALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SINISTRALS:
Open SINISTRALS in the Word Finder