THWARTSHIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. THWARTSHIPS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listTHWARTSHIPS · 11 letters · 22 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
22points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
11letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept THWARTSHIPS?
| 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: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.73%
Our own measure of how useful THWARTSHIPS is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THWARTSHIPS
Front hooks — 1
athwartshipsBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How THWARTSHIPS scores
Scrabble t1h4w4a1r1t1s1h4i1p3s1 22
Words with Friends t1h3w4a1r1t1s1h3i1p4s1 21
Face value of the 11 tiles in THWARTSHIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so THWARTSHIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in THWARTSHIPS
thwartship21 sharpish16 warships16 shittahs14 trishaws14 whatsits14 harpists13 starship13 startish11 whishts16 rhaphis15 warship15 waspish15 shittah13 swarths13 thwarts13 trishaw13 whatsis13 whatsit13 wraiths13 harpist12 pitsaws12 raspish12 ripsaws12 sawpits12 sparths12 athirst10 hairsts10 rattish10 staiths10 straths10 tartish10 thirsts10 thrists10 rapists9 tapists9 artists7 sittars7 straits7 tsarist7
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Common questions about THWARTSHIPS
- Is THWARTSHIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and THWARTSHIPS is not in it.
- How many points is THWARTSHIPS worth?
- THWARTSHIPS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to THWARTSHIPS?
- THWARTSHIPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of THWARTSHIPS:
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