WILDCARD is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. WILDCARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
w4i1l1d2c3a1r1d2
PlayableWILDCARD · 8 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept WILDCARD?
| 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: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.88
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful WILDCARD is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDCARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wildcardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILDCARD scores
Scrabble w4i1l1d2c3a1r1d2 15
Words with Friends w4i1l2d2c4a1r1d2 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in WILDCARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDCARD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with WILDCARD
1 longer words begin with WILDCARD.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDCARD
crawl10 drawl9 acrid8 alcid8 caird8 calid8 cardi8 daric8 drail6 laird6 liard6 lidar6 claw9 craw9 dawd9 wadd9 awdl8 draw8 wadi8 waid8 wald8 ward8 wild8 acid7 cadi7 caid7 card7 clad7 drac7 wail7 wair7 wali7 carl6 cirl6 cria6 drad6 laic6 arid5 dali5 dari5
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Common questions about WILDCARD
- Is WILDCARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDCARD, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDCARD worth?
- WILDCARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WILDCARD?
- WILDCARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WILDCARD:
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