TWALS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. TWALS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
t1w4a1l1s1
Depends on the listTWALS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept TWALS?
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful TWALS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWALS
No single letter turns TWALS into another word.
How TWALS scores
Scrabble t1w4a1l1s1 8
Words with Friends t1w4a1l2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in TWALS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Words ending in TWALS
2 words end in TWALS. Useful as a back hook: play TWALS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in TWALS
awls7 laws7 slaw7 staw7 swat7 taws7 twal7 twas7 wast7 wats7 alts4 last4 lats4 salt4 slat4 awl6 law6 saw6 taw6 twa6 was6 wat6 als3 alt3 ats3 las3 lat3 sal3 sat3 tal3 tas3 aw5 al2 as2 at2 la2 st2 ta2
Common questions about TWALS
- Is TWALS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and TWALS is not in it.
- How many points is TWALS worth?
- TWALS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to TWALS?
- No single letter can be added to TWALS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TWALS:
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