WOODSWALLOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. WOODSWALLOWS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WOODSWALLOWS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOODSWALLOWS is to know. It scores 22 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODSWALLOWS
No single letter turns WOODSWALLOWS into another word.
How WOODSWALLOWS scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in WOODSWALLOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 3 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. WOODSWALLOWS needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about WOODSWALLOWS
- WOODSWALLOWS uses the letter W three times — almost nothing else in the four lists we check does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in WOODSWALLOWS
Showing 40 of 174. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about WOODSWALLOWS
- Is WOODSWALLOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WOODSWALLOWS, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WOODSWALLOWS worth?
- WOODSWALLOWS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WOODSWALLOWS?
- No single letter can be added to WOODSWALLOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of WOODSWALLOWS:
Open WOODSWALLOWS in the Word Finder