SWANKIES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWANKIES 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SWANKIES?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWANKIES is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWANKIES
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
swankiestChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SWANKIES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SWANKIES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWANKIES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWANKIES
- SWANKIES 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 SWANKIES
1 longer words begin with SWANKIES.
Shorter words from the letters in SWANKIES
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Common questions about SWANKIES
- Is SWANKIES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWANKIES is not in it.
- How many points is SWANKIES worth?
- SWANKIES is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWANKIES?
- SWANKIES takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SWANKIES:
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