SWIFTY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWIFTY 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 accept it.
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Depends on the listSWIFTY · 6 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 689,845odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SWIFTY?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.17%
Our own measure of how useful SWIFTY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWIFTY
No single letter turns SWIFTY into another word.
How SWIFTY scores
Scrabble s1w4i1f4t1y4 15
Words with Friends s1w4i1f4t1y3 14
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWIFTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What stands out about SWIFTY
- SWIFTY 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 SWIFTY
wifty14 fisty11 swift11 ywis10 fist7 fits7 sift7 wist7 wits7 swy9 tfw9 fit6 ifs6 sif6 sty6 wis6 wit6 ist3 its3 sit3 tis3 fy8 fi5 if5 yi5 is2 it2 si2 st2 ti2
Common questions about SWIFTY
- Is SWIFTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWIFTY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWIFTY worth?
- SWIFTY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWIFTY?
- No single letter can be added to SWIFTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWIFTY:
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