THWARTEDLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. THWARTEDLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept THWARTEDLY?
| 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 THWARTEDLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWARTEDLY
No single letter turns THWARTEDLY into another word.
How THWARTEDLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in THWARTEDLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THWARTEDLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in THWARTEDLY
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Common questions about THWARTEDLY
- Is THWARTEDLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THWARTEDLY is not in it.
- How many points is THWARTEDLY worth?
- THWARTEDLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THWARTEDLY?
- No single letter can be added to THWARTEDLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of THWARTEDLY:
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