WINNOWINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WINNOWINGS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WINNOWINGS?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful WINNOWINGS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WINNOWINGS
No single letter turns WINNOWINGS into another word.
How WINNOWINGS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WINNOWINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WINNOWINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WINNOWINGS
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Common questions about WINNOWINGS
- Is WINNOWINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WINNOWINGS is not in it.
- How many points is WINNOWINGS worth?
- WINNOWINGS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WINNOWINGS?
- No single letter can be added to WINNOWINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WINNOWINGS:
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