THWACKINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. THWACKINGS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THWACKINGS?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THWACKINGS is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWACKINGS
No single letter turns THWACKINGS into another word.
How THWACKINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THWACKINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THWACKINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about THWACKINGS
- All 10 letters of THWACKINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in THWACKINGS
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Common questions about THWACKINGS
- Is THWACKINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THWACKINGS is not in it.
- How many points is THWACKINGS worth?
- THWACKINGS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THWACKINGS?
- No single letter can be added to THWACKINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THWACKINGS:
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