WALDOES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. WALDOES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
w4a1l1d2o1e1s1
Depends on the listWALDOES · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 144,744odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WALDOES?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
49WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.14%
Our own measure of how useful WALDOES is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WALDOES
No single letter turns WALDOES into another word.
How WALDOES scores
Scrabble w4a1l1d2o1e1s1 11
Words with Friends w4a1l2d2o1e1s1 12
Face value of the 7 tiles in WALDOES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 144,744.
Shorter words from the letters in WALDOES
dowels10 dowlas10 dowles10 dwales10 lowsed10 salewd10 slowed10 sowled10 swaled10 waldos10 wealds10 woalds10 leasow9 aldose7 awdls9 deaws9 dowel9 dowle9 dowls9 dowse9 dwale9 lawed9 lowed9 owled9 sawed9 sowed9 wades9 waldo9 walds9 waled9 weald9 welds9 woads9 woald9 wolds9 alews8 alowe8 awols8 lowes8 lowse8
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Common questions about WALDOES
- Is WALDOES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WALDOES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WALDOES worth?
- WALDOES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WALDOES?
- No single letter can be added to WALDOES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of WALDOES:
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