SPARROWGRASS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPARROWGRASS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SPARROWGRASS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPARROWGRASS is to know. It scores 18 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPARROWGRASS
No single letter turns SPARROWGRASS into another word.
How SPARROWGRASS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SPARROWGRASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SPARROWGRASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SPARROWGRASS
- SPARROWGRASS 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 SPARROWGRASS
1 longer words begin with SPARROWGRASS.
Shorter words from the letters in SPARROWGRASS
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Common questions about SPARROWGRASS
- Is SPARROWGRASS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPARROWGRASS is not in it.
- How many points is SPARROWGRASS worth?
- SPARROWGRASS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPARROWGRASS?
- No single letter can be added to SPARROWGRASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SPARROWGRASS:
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