SMOILING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMOILING 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMOILING?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMOILING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOILING
No single letter turns SMOILING into another word.
How SMOILING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMOILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMOILING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SMOILING mean in Scrabble?
SMOILING is the -ing form (present participle) of SMOILE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMOILING
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Common questions about SMOILING
- Is SMOILING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMOILING is not in it.
- How many points is SMOILING worth?
- SMOILING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMOILING?
- No single letter can be added to SMOILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMOILING:
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