WAPPENSCHAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAPPENSCHAW 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAPPENSCHAW?
| 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 WAPPENSCHAW is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAPPENSCHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wappenschawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAPPENSCHAW scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WAPPENSCHAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAPPENSCHAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WAPPENSCHAW
- WAPPENSCHAW 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 WAPPENSCHAW
3 longer words begin with WAPPENSCHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in WAPPENSCHAW
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Common questions about WAPPENSCHAW
- Is WAPPENSCHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAPPENSCHAW is not in it.
- How many points is WAPPENSCHAW worth?
- WAPPENSCHAW is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAPPENSCHAW?
- WAPPENSCHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WAPPENSCHAW:
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