SMOOGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMOOGING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SMOOGING?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMOOGING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOOGING
No single letter turns SMOOGING into another word.
How SMOOGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMOOGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMOOGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SMOOGING mean in Scrabble?
SMOOGING is the -ing form (present participle) of SMOOGE.
Shorter words from the letters in SMOOGING
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Common questions about SMOOGING
- Is SMOOGING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMOOGING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMOOGING worth?
- SMOOGING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMOOGING?
- No single letter can be added to SMOOGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMOOGING:
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