THOROUGHWAX is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. THOROUGHWAX 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THOROUGHWAX?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THOROUGHWAX is to know. It scores 28 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THOROUGHWAX
No single letter turns THOROUGHWAX into another word.
How THOROUGHWAX scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in THOROUGHWAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THOROUGHWAX has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with THOROUGHWAX
1 longer words begin with THOROUGHWAX.
Shorter words from the letters in THOROUGHWAX
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Common questions about THOROUGHWAX
- Is THOROUGHWAX valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THOROUGHWAX is not in it.
- How many points is THOROUGHWAX worth?
- THOROUGHWAX is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THOROUGHWAX?
- No single letter can be added to THOROUGHWAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THOROUGHWAX:
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