TURANGAWAEWAE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. TURANGAWAEWAE 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 TURANGAWAEWAE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TURANGAWAEWAE is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TURANGAWAEWAE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
turangawaewaesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TURANGAWAEWAE scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in TURANGAWAEWAE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so TURANGAWAEWAE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about TURANGAWAEWAE
- The letter A appears four times in TURANGAWAEWAE.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with TURANGAWAEWAE
1 longer words begin with TURANGAWAEWAE.
Shorter words from the letters in TURANGAWAEWAE
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Common questions about TURANGAWAEWAE
- Is TURANGAWAEWAE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TURANGAWAEWAE is not in it.
- How many points is TURANGAWAEWAE worth?
- TURANGAWAEWAE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TURANGAWAEWAE?
- TURANGAWAEWAE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of TURANGAWAEWAE:
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