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.
Which word lists accept WIDENINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
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
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.
What does WIDENINGS mean in Scrabble?
WIDENINGS is the plural of WIDENING.
Shorter words from the letters in WIDENINGS
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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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