WANTS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WANTS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
w4a1n1t1s1
PlayableWANTS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 29,046odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WANTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful WANTS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANTS
No single letter turns WANTS into another word.
How WANTS scores
Scrabble w4a1n1t1s1 8
Words with Friends w4a1n2t1s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in WANTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
Words ending in WANTS
1 words end in WANTS. Useful as a back hook: play WANTS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in WANTS
awns7 sawn7 snaw7 staw7 swan7 swat7 taws7 twas7 wans7 want7 wast7 wats7 ants4 nats4 sant4 tans4 awn6 naw6 saw6 taw6 twa6 wan6 was6 wat6 ans3 ant3 ats3 nas3 nat3 san3 sat3 tan3 tas3 aw5 an2 as2 at2 na2 st2 ta2
Common questions about WANTS
- Is WANTS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WANTS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WANTS worth?
- WANTS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WANTS?
- No single letter can be added to WANTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WANTS:
Open WANTS in the Word Finder