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.
Which word lists accept TIDEWAVES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
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
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.
What does TIDEWAVES mean in Scrabble?
TIDEWAVES is the plural of TIDEWAVE.
Shorter words from the letters in TIDEWAVES
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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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