STRIKINGNESSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. STRIKINGNESSES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STRIKINGNESSES?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRIKINGNESSES is to know. It scores 19 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRIKINGNESSES
No single letter turns STRIKINGNESSES into another word.
How STRIKINGNESSES scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in STRIKINGNESSES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 4 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STRIKINGNESSES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STRIKINGNESSES
- The letter S appears four times in STRIKINGNESSES.
- STRIKINGNESSES 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 STRIKINGNESSES
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Common questions about STRIKINGNESSES
- Is STRIKINGNESSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STRIKINGNESSES is not in it.
- How many points is STRIKINGNESSES worth?
- STRIKINGNESSES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STRIKINGNESSES?
- No single letter can be added to STRIKINGNESSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of STRIKINGNESSES:
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