SMOULDERINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SMOULDERINGS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SMOULDERINGS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMOULDERINGS is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOULDERINGS
No single letter turns SMOULDERINGS into another word.
How SMOULDERINGS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SMOULDERINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMOULDERINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SMOULDERINGS
- SMOULDERINGS 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 SMOULDERINGS
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Common questions about SMOULDERINGS
- Is SMOULDERINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SMOULDERINGS is not in it.
- How many points is SMOULDERINGS worth?
- SMOULDERINGS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SMOULDERINGS?
- No single letter can be added to SMOULDERINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SMOULDERINGS:
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