SWINGBOATS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SWINGBOATS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SWINGBOATS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SWINGBOATS is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWINGBOATS
No single letter turns SWINGBOATS into another word.
How SWINGBOATS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SWINGBOATS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWINGBOATS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWINGBOATS
- SWINGBOATS 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 SWINGBOATS
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Common questions about SWINGBOATS
- Is SWINGBOATS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SWINGBOATS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SWINGBOATS worth?
- SWINGBOATS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWINGBOATS?
- No single letter can be added to SWINGBOATS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SWINGBOATS:
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