WISHINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. WISHINGS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept WISHINGS?

Word power: 42 / 100

Our own measure of how useful WISHINGS is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for WISHINGS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How WISHINGS scores

Face value of the 8 tiles in WISHINGS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WISHINGS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about WISHINGS

• The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of WISHINGS

The 8 tiles of WISHINGS in a different order — 2 found.

Shorter words from the letters in WISHINGS

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Common questions about WISHINGS

Is WISHINGS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WISHINGS is not in it.

How many points is WISHINGS worth?

WISHINGS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to WISHINGS?

WISHINGS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.