SPAMMIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points

It depends on the list you play by. SPAMMIES 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 not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SPAMMIES?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SPAMMIES is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SPAMMIES

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SPAMMIES scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SPAMMIES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPAMMIES has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SPAMMIES

• SPAMMIES begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SPAMMIES

1 longer words begin with SPAMMIES.

Shorter words from the letters in SPAMMIES

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Common questions about SPAMMIES

Is SPAMMIES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPAMMIES is not in it.

How many points is SPAMMIES worth?

SPAMMIES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SPAMMIES?

SPAMMIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.