WELWITSCHIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points

It depends on the list you play by. WELWITSCHIA 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.

Which word lists accept WELWITSCHIA?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful WELWITSCHIA is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WELWITSCHIA

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How WELWITSCHIA scores

Face value of the 11 tiles in WELWITSCHIA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WELWITSCHIA has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with WELWITSCHIA

1 longer words begin with WELWITSCHIA.

Shorter words from the letters in WELWITSCHIA

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Common questions about WELWITSCHIA

Is WELWITSCHIA valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts WELWITSCHIA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is WELWITSCHIA worth?

WELWITSCHIA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WELWITSCHIA?

WELWITSCHIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.