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AFTERPAIN is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points

Yes for Scrabble. AFTERPAIN 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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PlayableAFTERPAIN · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept AFTERPAIN?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.56
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.78%

Our own measure of how useful AFTERPAIN is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for AFTERPAIN

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

afterpains15

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How AFTERPAIN scores

Scrabble a1f4t1e1r1p3a1i1n1 14
Words with Friends a1f4t1e1r1p4a1i1n2 16

Face value of the 9 tiles in AFTERPAIN, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
a29
f12
t16
e112
r16
p12
i19
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFTERPAIN has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with AFTERPAIN

afterpains15

1 longer words begin with AFTERPAIN.

Shorter words from the letters in AFTERPAIN

antirape10 firepan12 parfait12 fainter10 fenitar10 apteria9 inapter9 painter9 patinae9 pertain9 repaint9 perfin11 antifa9 fainer9 farina9 fraena9 infare9 naifer9 treifa9 arpent8 enrapt8 entrap8 nipter8 panier8 panter8 pantie8 parent8 parian8 partan8 patera8 patina8 patine8 petara8 pinata8 pineta8 pirana8 pirate8 pitara8 pratie8 pteria8

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Common questions about AFTERPAIN

Is AFTERPAIN valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and AFTERPAIN is not in it.
How many points is AFTERPAIN worth?
AFTERPAIN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to AFTERPAIN?
AFTERPAIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AFTERPAIN:

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