AFTERWORD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. AFTERWORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFTERWORD?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFTERWORD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFTERWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
afterwordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFTERWORD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AFTERWORD, 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 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AFTERWORD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AFTERWORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short concluding section at the end of a book, often by the author or a later writer.
An afterword may explain how the book came to be written or comment on later events. It differs from a preface, which comes at the start, and from an epilogue, which continues the story.
How AFTERWORD is used
Used in publishing for closing remarks added after the main text.
- The author explains her sources in the afterword.
- A new afterword was added to the reissue.
- Readers enjoyed the historian's afterword more than the preface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFTERWORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AFTERWORD
1 longer words begin with AFTERWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in AFTERWORD
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Common questions about AFTERWORD
- Is AFTERWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFTERWORD, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFTERWORD worth?
- AFTERWORD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFTERWORD mean?
- A short concluding section at the end of a book, often by the author or a later writer.
- What letters can be added to AFTERWORD?
- AFTERWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AFTERWORD:
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