STOKVELS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. STOKVELS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STOKVELS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOKVELS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOKVELS
No single letter turns STOKVELS into another word.
How STOKVELS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STOKVELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STOKVELS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STOKVELS
- STOKVELS 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 STOKVELS
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Common questions about STOKVELS
- Is STOKVELS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOKVELS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOKVELS worth?
- STOKVELS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STOKVELS?
- No single letter can be added to STOKVELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STOKVELS:
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