SWILES is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 9 points
Yes for Scrabble. SWILES is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
s1w4i1l1e1s1
PlayableSWILES · 6 letters · 9 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
9points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
6letters
0hooks available
1 in 229,948odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept SWILES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.83%
Our own measure of how useful SWILES is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWILES
No single letter turns SWILES into another word.
How SWILES scores
Scrabble s1w4i1l1e1s1 9
Words with Friends s1w4i1l2e1s1 10
Face value of the 6 tiles in SWILES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What stands out about SWILES
- SWILES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SWILES
lewis8 lweis8 slews8 swies8 swile8 weils8 wiels8 wiles8 wises8 isles5 seils5 siles5 lwei7 sews7 slew7 weil7 wels7 wiel7 wile7 wise7 wiss7 isle4 leis4 less4 lies4 seil4 seis4 sels4 sies4 sile4 lew6 sew6 wei6 wis6 els3 ess3 lei3 lie3 lis3 sei3
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Common questions about SWILES
- Is SWILES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWILES is not in it.
- How many points is SWILES worth?
- SWILES is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWILES?
- No single letter can be added to SWILES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SWILES:
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