WOODWALES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. WOODWALES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WOODWALES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WOODWALES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOODWALES
No single letter turns WOODWALES into another word.
How WOODWALES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in WOODWALES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WOODWALES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WOODWALES mean in Scrabble?
WOODWALES is the plural of WOODWALE.
Shorter words from the letters in WOODWALES
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Common questions about WOODWALES
- Is WOODWALES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WOODWALES is not in it.
- How many points is WOODWALES worth?
- WOODWALES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WOODWALES?
- No single letter can be added to WOODWALES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of WOODWALES:
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