SPREWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SPREWS 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 SPREWS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPREWS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPREWS
No single letter turns SPREWS into another word.
How SPREWS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SPREWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about SPREWS
- SPREWS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SPREWS 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 SPREWS
Common questions about SPREWS
- Is SPREWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SPREWS is not in it.
- How many points is SPREWS worth?
- SPREWS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SPREWS?
- No single letter can be added to SPREWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SPREWS:
Open SPREWS in the Word Finder