WAXCLOTHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 24 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAXCLOTHS 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 24 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WAXCLOTHS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAXCLOTHS is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAXCLOTHS
No single letter turns WAXCLOTHS into another word.
How WAXCLOTHS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WAXCLOTHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WAXCLOTHS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about WAXCLOTHS
- All 9 letters of WAXCLOTHS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WAXCLOTHS
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Common questions about WAXCLOTHS
- Is WAXCLOTHS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAXCLOTHS, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAXCLOTHS worth?
- WAXCLOTHS is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WAXCLOTHS?
- No single letter can be added to WAXCLOTHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WAXCLOTHS:
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