SIWASHES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIWASHES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SIWASHES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIWASHES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIWASHES
No single letter turns SIWASHES into another word.
How SIWASHES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIWASHES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIWASHES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIWASHES
- SIWASHES 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 SIWASHES
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Common questions about SIWASHES
- Is SIWASHES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIWASHES, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIWASHES worth?
- SIWASHES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIWASHES?
- No single letter can be added to SIWASHES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIWASHES:
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