AFTERGUARD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 15 points
Yes for Scrabble. AFTERGUARD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
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PlayableAFTERGUARD · 10 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
15points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
10letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept AFTERGUARD?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.1%
Our own measure of how useful AFTERGUARD is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFTERGUARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
afterguardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFTERGUARD scores
Scrabble a1f4t1e1r1g2u1a1r1d2 15
Words with Friends a1f4t1e1r1g3u2a1r1d2 17
Face value of the 10 tiles in AFTERGUARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFTERGUARD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with AFTERGUARD
1 longer words begin with AFTERGUARD.
Shorter words from the letters in AFTERGUARD
frautage12 graduate10 fardage12 grafted12 grufted12 drafter11 grafter11 redraft11 regraft11 ferrata10 gradate9 guarder9 trudger9 aurated8 defrag11 afeard10 agrafe10 daftar10 dafter10 fadeur10 farred10 farted10 fauted10 furder10 furred10 gaufer10 gaufre10 rafted10 turfed10 faurer9 frater9 rafter9 returf9 argued8 garred8 garuda8 grader8 grated8 radger8 regard8
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Common questions about AFTERGUARD
- Is AFTERGUARD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AFTERGUARD is not in it.
- How many points is AFTERGUARD worth?
- AFTERGUARD is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to AFTERGUARD?
- AFTERGUARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of AFTERGUARD:
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