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.
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
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
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.
What does TWALS mean in Scrabble?
TWALS is the plural of TWAL.
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
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:
Open TWALS in the Word Finder