WRITHINGLY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. WRITHINGLY 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WRITHINGLY?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRITHINGLY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRITHINGLY
No single letter turns WRITHINGLY into another word.
How WRITHINGLY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in WRITHINGLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WRITHINGLY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in WRITHINGLY
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Common questions about WRITHINGLY
- Is WRITHINGLY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WRITHINGLY is not in it.
- How many points is WRITHINGLY worth?
- WRITHINGLY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WRITHINGLY?
- No single letter can be added to WRITHINGLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of WRITHINGLY:
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