STRESSY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRESSY 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept STRESSY?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRESSY is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRESSY
No single letter turns STRESSY into another word.
How STRESSY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STRESSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What stands out about STRESSY
- STRESSY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in STRESSY
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Common questions about STRESSY
- Is STRESSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRESSY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRESSY worth?
- STRESSY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRESSY?
- No single letter can be added to STRESSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STRESSY:
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