STARTINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. STARTINGLY 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 STARTINGLY?
| 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 STARTINGLY is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARTINGLY
No single letter turns STARTINGLY into another word.
How STARTINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in STARTINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARTINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in STARTINGLY
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Common questions about STARTINGLY
- Is STARTINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STARTINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is STARTINGLY worth?
- STARTINGLY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARTINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to STARTINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of STARTINGLY:
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