STRETCHINESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRETCHINESS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept STRETCHINESS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRETCHINESS is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRETCHINESS
No single letter turns STRETCHINESS into another word.
How STRETCHINESS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in STRETCHINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRETCHINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRETCHINESS
- STRETCHINESS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with STRETCHINESS
1 longer words begin with STRETCHINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in STRETCHINESS
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Common questions about STRETCHINESS
- Is STRETCHINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRETCHINESS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRETCHINESS worth?
- STRETCHINESS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRETCHINESS?
- No single letter can be added to STRETCHINESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of STRETCHINESS:
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