STAININGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. STAININGS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STAININGS?
| 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 STAININGS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STAININGS
No single letter turns STAININGS into another word.
How STAININGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STAININGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STAININGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STAININGS
- STAININGS 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 STAININGS
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Common questions about STAININGS
- Is STAININGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STAININGS is not in it.
- How many points is STAININGS worth?
- STAININGS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STAININGS?
- No single letter can be added to STAININGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STAININGS:
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