WIDENINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. WIDENINGS 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4i1d2e1n1i1n1g2s1
Depends on the listWIDENINGS · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WIDENINGS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.11%
Our own measure of how useful WIDENINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WIDENINGS
No single letter turns WIDENINGS into another word.
How WIDENINGS scores
Scrabble w4i1d2e1n1i1n1g2s1 14
Words with Friends w4i1d2e1n2i1n2g3s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in WIDENINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WIDENINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDENINGS
indewing13 widening13 windings13 sinewing12 desining10 indigens10 sdeining10 dwining12 swindge12 swinged12 wending12 widgies12 winding12 enwinds11 inswing11 inwinds11 newsing11 weising11 insinew10 dingies9 dinings9 endings9 indigen9 nidings9 sending9 sinding9 sniding9 ingines8 insigne8 seining8 dewing11 widgie11 winged11 dwines10 enwind10 indews10 inwind10 newing10 sewing10 swinge10
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Common questions about WIDENINGS
- Is WIDENINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WIDENINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WIDENINGS worth?
- WIDENINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WIDENINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WIDENINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WIDENINGS:
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