WAISTCLOTHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAISTCLOTHS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAISTCLOTHS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAISTCLOTHS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAISTCLOTHS
No single letter turns WAISTCLOTHS into another word.
How WAISTCLOTHS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WAISTCLOTHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAISTCLOTHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WAISTCLOTHS
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Common questions about WAISTCLOTHS
- Is WAISTCLOTHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAISTCLOTHS is not in it.
- How many points is WAISTCLOTHS worth?
- WAISTCLOTHS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAISTCLOTHS?
- No single letter can be added to WAISTCLOTHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WAISTCLOTHS:
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