SMELLIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMELLIES 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 not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMELLIES?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMELLIES is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMELLIES
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
smelliestChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SMELLIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMELLIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMELLIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SMELLIES
- SMELLIES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of SMELLIES
The 8 tiles of SMELLIES in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SMELLIES
1 longer words begin with SMELLIES.
Shorter words from the letters in SMELLIES
Showing 40 of 129. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about SMELLIES
- Is SMELLIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMELLIES is not in it.
- How many points is SMELLIES worth?
- SMELLIES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMELLIES?
- SMELLIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMELLIES:
Open SMELLIES in the Word Finder