STARTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. STARTINGS 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 STARTINGS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STARTINGS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STARTINGS
No single letter turns STARTINGS into another word.
How STARTINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STARTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STARTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STARTINGS
- STARTINGS 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 STARTINGS
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Common questions about STARTINGS
- Is STARTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STARTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is STARTINGS worth?
- STARTINGS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STARTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to STARTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STARTINGS:
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