ASSAFOETIDA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. ASSAFOETIDA 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ASSAFOETIDA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ASSAFOETIDA is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ASSAFOETIDA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
assafoetidasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ASSAFOETIDA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ASSAFOETIDA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ASSAFOETIDA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ASSAFOETIDA
- ASSAFOETIDA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ASSAFOETIDA
The 11 tiles of ASSAFOETIDA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ASSAFOETIDA
1 longer words begin with ASSAFOETIDA.
Shorter words from the letters in ASSAFOETIDA
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Common questions about ASSAFOETIDA
- Is ASSAFOETIDA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ASSAFOETIDA is not in it.
- How many points is ASSAFOETIDA worth?
- ASSAFOETIDA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ASSAFOETIDA?
- ASSAFOETIDA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ASSAFOETIDA:
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