AFFORCING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. AFFORCING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept AFFORCING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFFORCING is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFFORCING
No single letter turns AFFORCING into another word.
How AFFORCING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AFFORCING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFFORCING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AFFORCING mean in Scrabble?
AFFORCING is the -ing form (present participle) of AFFORCE.
Shorter words from the letters in AFFORCING
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Common questions about AFFORCING
- Is AFFORCING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFFORCING, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFFORCING worth?
- AFFORCING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFFORCING?
- No single letter can be added to AFFORCING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AFFORCING:
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