SWITCHELS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. SWITCHELS 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.
s1w4i1t1c3h4e1l1s1
PlayableSWITCHELS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SWITCHELS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful SWITCHELS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SWITCHELS
No single letter turns SWITCHELS into another word.
How SWITCHELS scores
Scrabble s1w4i1t1c3h4e1l1s1 17
Words with Friends s1w4i1t1c4h3e1l2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in SWITCHELS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SWITCHELS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SWITCHELS
- SWITCHELS 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 SWITCHELS
switchel16 switches16 whistles14 witches15 whistle13 chesils12 chisels12 eltchis12 hitless10 tehsils10 witless10 switch14 wechts14 wiches14 swithe12 whiles12 whilst12 whists12 whites12 wishes12 withes12 chesil11 chests11 chiels11 chiles11 chisel11 elchis11 eltchi11 ethics11 itches11 liches11 lichts11 schist11 sichts11 stichs11 theics11 tiches11 heists9 lithes9 shiels9
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Common questions about SWITCHELS
- Is SWITCHELS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SWITCHELS is not in it.
- How many points is SWITCHELS worth?
- SWITCHELS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SWITCHELS?
- No single letter can be added to SWITCHELS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SWITCHELS:
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