STOPPINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. STOPPINGS 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept STOPPINGS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STOPPINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STOPPINGS
No single letter turns STOPPINGS into another word.
How STOPPINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in STOPPINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STOPPINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STOPPINGS
- STOPPINGS 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 STOPPINGS
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Common questions about STOPPINGS
- Is STOPPINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STOPPINGS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STOPPINGS worth?
- STOPPINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STOPPINGS?
- No single letter can be added to STOPPINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of STOPPINGS:
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