SINKHOLES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SINKHOLES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SINKHOLES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SINKHOLES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SINKHOLES
No single letter turns SINKHOLES into another word.
How SINKHOLES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SINKHOLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SINKHOLES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SINKHOLES
- SINKHOLES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SINKHOLES mean in Scrabble?
SINKHOLES is the plural of SINKHOLE.
SINKHOLE(noun) — A hole in the ground formed when water dissolves rock or the roof of a cavity collapses.
Shorter words from the letters in SINKHOLES
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Common questions about SINKHOLES
- Is SINKHOLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SINKHOLES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SINKHOLES worth?
- SINKHOLES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SINKHOLES?
- No single letter can be added to SINKHOLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SINKHOLES:
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