WESTWARDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WESTWARDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
w4e1s1t1w4a1r1d2s1
PlayableWESTWARDS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WESTWARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful WESTWARDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WESTWARDS
No single letter turns WESTWARDS into another word.
How WESTWARDS scores
Scrabble w4e1s1t1w4a1r1d2s1 16
Words with Friends w4e1s1t1w4a1r1d2s1 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in WESTWARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WESTWARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WESTWARDS
westward15 stewards12 sawders11 steward11 strawed11 sweards11 wadsets11 wrasted11 wasters10 dewars10 sawder10 stawed10 swards10 sweard10 tawsed10 waders10 wadset10 warted10 wasted10 rawest9 resaws9 sawers9 sewars9 straws9 strews9 swears9 sweats9 tawers9 tawses9 waster9 wastes9 waters9 wrasse9 wrasts9 wrests9 daters7 derats7 stades7 stared7 steads7
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Common questions about WESTWARDS
- Is WESTWARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WESTWARDS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WESTWARDS worth?
- WESTWARDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WESTWARDS?
- No single letter can be added to WESTWARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WESTWARDS:
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