SWELLINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWELLINGLY 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SWELLINGLY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWELLINGLY is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWELLINGLY
No single letter turns SWELLINGLY into another word.
How SWELLINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SWELLINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWELLINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in SWELLINGLY
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Common questions about SWELLINGLY
- Is SWELLINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWELLINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is SWELLINGLY worth?
- SWELLINGLY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWELLINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to SWELLINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SWELLINGLY:
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