Scrabble Word Finder

WELLS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points

Yes. WELLS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.

w4e1l1l1s1
PlayableWELLS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
10points in Words with Friends
5letters
2hooks available
1 in 130,708odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept WELLS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.6
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.2%

Our own measure of how useful WELLS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WELLS

Front hooks — 2

dwells10 swells9

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How WELLS scores

Scrabble w4e1l1l1s1 8
Words with Friends w4e1l2l2s1 10

Face value of the 5 tiles in WELLS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
w12
e112
l24
s14

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.

Anagrams of WELLS

swell8

The 5 tiles of WELLS in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with WELLS

wellsite11 wellsites12 wellspring16 wellsprings17

4 longer words begin with WELLS.

Words ending in WELLS

dwells10 swells9 newells10 upwells12 drywells15 indwells12 inkwells15 maxwells20 outwells11 upswells13 farewells15 footwells15 gromwells15 livewells15 outdwells13 outswells12 pinswells14 tubewells14 bridewells16 overswells16 speedwells16 stairwells13 groundswells17

23 words end in WELLS. Useful as a back hook: play WELLS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in WELLS

slew7 well7 wels7 ells4 sell4 lew6 sew6 ell3 els3 sel3 ew5 we5 el2 es2

Common questions about WELLS

Is WELLS valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELLS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is WELLS worth?
WELLS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to WELLS?
WELLS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WELLS:

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