AFTERBURNINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. AFTERBURNINGS 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept AFTERBURNINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFTERBURNINGS is to know. It scores 19 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFTERBURNINGS
No single letter turns AFTERBURNINGS into another word.
How AFTERBURNINGS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in AFTERBURNINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFTERBURNINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in AFTERBURNINGS
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Common questions about AFTERBURNINGS
- Is AFTERBURNINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AFTERBURNINGS is not in it.
- How many points is AFTERBURNINGS worth?
- AFTERBURNINGS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFTERBURNINGS?
- No single letter can be added to AFTERBURNINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of AFTERBURNINGS:
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