AFFORCED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. AFFORCED 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept AFFORCED?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFORCED is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFORCED
No single letter turns AFFORCED into another word.
How AFFORCED scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AFFORCED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFFORCED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AFFORCED mean in Scrabble?
AFFORCED is the past tense or past participle of AFFORCE.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFORCED
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Common questions about AFFORCED
- Is AFFORCED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFORCED, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFORCED worth?
- AFFORCED is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFFORCED?
- No single letter can be added to AFFORCED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AFFORCED:
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