SULPHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SULPHS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SULPHS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULPHS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULPHS
No single letter turns SULPHS into another word.
How SULPHS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SULPHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about SULPHS
- SULPHS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SULPHS 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 SULPHS
Common questions about SULPHS
- Is SULPHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SULPHS is not in it.
- How many points is SULPHS worth?
- SULPHS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SULPHS?
- No single letter can be added to SULPHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SULPHS:
Open SULPHS in the Word Finder