AFFORCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. AFFORCES 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept AFFORCES?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFORCES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFORCES
No single letter turns AFFORCES into another word.
How AFFORCES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in AFFORCES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFFORCES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AFFORCES mean in Scrabble?
AFFORCES is the present-tense form of AFFORCE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFORCES
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Common questions about AFFORCES
- Is AFFORCES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFORCES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFORCES worth?
- AFFORCES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFFORCES?
- No single letter can be added to AFFORCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of AFFORCES:
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