TIDEWAVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. TIDEWAVES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
t1i1d2e1w4a1v4e1s1
Depends on the listTIDEWAVES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept TIDEWAVES?
| 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%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.67%
Our own measure of how useful TIDEWAVES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TIDEWAVES
No single letter turns TIDEWAVES into another word.
How TIDEWAVES scores
Scrabble t1i1d2e1w4a1v4e1s1 16
Words with Friends t1i1d2e1w4a1v5e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in TIDEWAVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TIDEWAVES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in TIDEWAVES
tidewave15 deviates12 sedative12 waviest13 advisee11 avidest11 datives11 dawties11 deviate11 dewiest11 sweated11 vistaed11 waisted11 ideates8 advews13 swived13 vawted13 viewed13 waived13 weaved13 swivet12 vawtes12 waives12 wavies12 weaves12 advise10 avised10 dative10 davies10 davits10 dawtie10 deaves10 deawie10 devest10 devise10 divest10 evades10 evited10 sieved10 staved10
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Common questions about TIDEWAVES
- Is TIDEWAVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TIDEWAVES is not in it.
- How many points is TIDEWAVES worth?
- TIDEWAVES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TIDEWAVES?
- No single letter can be added to TIDEWAVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of TIDEWAVES:
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