AFFECT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. AFFECT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFFECT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFECT is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFECT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
affectsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFFECT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in AFFECT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does AFFECT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have an influence on something or someone, or to touch their feelings.
Affect most often means to produce a change in something, as when weather affects crops or a rule affects every employee. It can also mean to move a person emotionally, so that bad news affects them deeply. A second, rarer meaning is to put on a manner or show that is not natural, as in affecting a foreign accent. Do not confuse the verb with effect, which is usually the noun for the result that affecting something produces.
How AFFECT is used
Very common verb; the spelling is often confused with effect.
- Heavy rain can affect the whole harvest.
- The news did affect her more than she let on.
- Changes to the law will affect small shops first.
- He tried to affect an air of calm during the interview.
- Lack of sleep can affect how well you think.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFFECT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFFECT
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with AFFECT.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFECT
Common questions about AFFECT
- Is AFFECT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFECT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFECT worth?
- AFFECT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFFECT mean?
- To have an influence on something or someone, or to touch their feelings.
- What letters can be added to AFFECT?
- AFFECT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of AFFECT:
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