WAPPENSHAW is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAPPENSHAW 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WAPPENSHAW?
| 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 WAPPENSHAW is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAPPENSHAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wappenshawsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAPPENSHAW scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WAPPENSHAW, 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 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAPPENSHAW has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WAPPENSHAW
- WAPPENSHAW 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 WAPPENSHAW
3 longer words begin with WAPPENSHAW.
Shorter words from the letters in WAPPENSHAW
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Common questions about WAPPENSHAW
- Is WAPPENSHAW valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WAPPENSHAW is not in it.
- How many points is WAPPENSHAW worth?
- WAPPENSHAW is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAPPENSHAW?
- WAPPENSHAW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WAPPENSHAW:
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