WOULDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. WOULDS 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
w4o1u1l1d2s1
Depends on the listWOULDS · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
10points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
6letters
1hook available
1 in 291,028odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept WOULDS?
| 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
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.67
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.33%
Our own measure of how useful WOULDS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WOULDS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wouldstChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How WOULDS scores
Scrabble w4o1u1l1d2s1 10
Words with Friends w4o1u2l2d2s1 12
Face value of the 6 tiles in WOULDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 291,028.
Words starting with WOULDS
1 longer words begin with WOULDS.
Shorter words from the letters in WOULDS
dowls9 wolds9 would9 ludos6 dowl8 dows8 wold8 wuds8 lows7 owls7 slow7 sowl7 dols5 duos5 lods5 loud5 ludo5 luds5 olds5 ouds5 ould5 sold5 udos5 lous4 soul4 dow7 wud7 low6 owl6 sow6 wos6 wus6 dol4 dos4 dso4 duo4 lod4 lsd4 lud4 ods4
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Common questions about WOULDS
- Is WOULDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WOULDS is not in it.
- How many points is WOULDS worth?
- WOULDS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WOULDS?
- WOULDS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WOULDS:
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