SWAPTION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points

It depends on the list you play by. SWAPTION 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept SWAPTION?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SWAPTION is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SWAPTION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SWAPTION scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in SWAPTION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWAPTION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SWAPTION

• All 8 letters of SWAPTION are different — nothing repeats.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SWAPTION

1 longer words begin with SWAPTION.

Shorter words from the letters in SWAPTION

Showing 40 of 337. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about SWAPTION

Is SWAPTION valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWAPTION, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SWAPTION worth?

SWAPTION is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SWAPTION?

SWAPTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.