WATERQUAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. WATERQUAKES 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WATERQUAKES?
| 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 WATERQUAKES is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WATERQUAKES
No single letter turns WATERQUAKES into another word.
How WATERQUAKES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in WATERQUAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WATERQUAKES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WATERQUAKES
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Common questions about WATERQUAKES
- Is WATERQUAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WATERQUAKES is not in it.
- How many points is WATERQUAKES worth?
- WATERQUAKES is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WATERQUAKES?
- No single letter can be added to WATERQUAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of WATERQUAKES:
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