SWALLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWALLY 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 SWALLY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWALLY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWALLY
No single letter turns SWALLY into another word.
How SWALLY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWALLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about SWALLY
- SWALLY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SWALLY
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Common questions about SWALLY
- Is SWALLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWALLY is not in it.
- How many points is SWALLY worth?
- SWALLY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWALLY?
- No single letter can be added to SWALLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWALLY:
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