STROOKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. STROOKES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept STROOKES?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STROOKES is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STROOKES
No single letter turns STROOKES into another word.
How STROOKES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STROOKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STROOKES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STROOKES
- STROOKES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of STROOKES
The 8 tiles of STROOKES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STROOKES
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Common questions about STROOKES
- Is STROOKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and STROOKES is not in it.
- How many points is STROOKES worth?
- STROOKES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STROOKES?
- No single letter can be added to STROOKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STROOKES:
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