WAPENSHAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAPENSHAW 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAPENSHAW?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAPENSHAW is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAPENSHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wapenshawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAPENSHAW scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WAPENSHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAPENSHAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WAPENSHAW
- WAPENSHAW begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with WAPENSHAW
1 longer words begin with WAPENSHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in WAPENSHAW
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Common questions about WAPENSHAW
- Is WAPENSHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAPENSHAW is not in it.
- How many points is WAPENSHAW worth?
- WAPENSHAW is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAPENSHAW?
- WAPENSHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WAPENSHAW:
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