WILDCARDS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. WILDCARDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableWILDCARDS · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept WILDCARDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful WILDCARDS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILDCARDS
No single letter turns WILDCARDS into another word.
How WILDCARDS scores
Scrabble w4i1l1d2c3a1r1d2s1 16
Words with Friends w4i1l2d2c4a1r1d2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in WILDCARDS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WILDCARDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WILDCARDS
wildcard15 discard11 crawls11 scrawl11 caddis10 drawls10 wisard10 alcids9 aswirl9 cairds9 cardis9 darics9 discal9 drails7 lairds7 liards7 lidars7 claws10 crawl10 craws10 dawds10 scraw10 wadds10 awdls9 drawl9 draws9 sward9 wadis9 walds9 wards9 wilds9 acids8 acrid8 alcid8 asdic8 cadis8 caids8 caird8 calid8 cardi8
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Common questions about WILDCARDS
- Is WILDCARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WILDCARDS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WILDCARDS worth?
- WILDCARDS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WILDCARDS?
- No single letter can be added to WILDCARDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WILDCARDS:
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