Is BEFANA valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEFANA is not in it.

How many points is BEFANA worth?

BEFANA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to BEFANA?

BEFANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

BEFANA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points

It depends on the list you play by. BEFANA 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listBEFANA · 6 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 13 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

13points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 114,974odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept BEFANA?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.83

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.67%

Our own measure of how useful BEFANA is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for BEFANA

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

befanas12

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

How BEFANA scores

Scrabble b3e1f4a1n1a1 11

Words with Friends b4e1f4a1n2a1 13

Face value of the 6 tiles in BEFANA, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
b	1	2
e	1	12
f	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.

Words starting with BEFANA

befanas12

1 longer words begin with BEFANA.

Shorter words from the letters in BEFANA

faena8 faan7 fane7 bane6 bean6 nabe6 fab8 faa6 fae6 fan6 fen6 nef6 aba5 baa5 bae5 ban5 ben5 nab5 neb5 ana3 ane3 ean3 nae3 ef5 fa5 fe5 ab4 ba4 be4 aa2 ae2 an2 ea2 en2 na2 ne2

Common questions about BEFANA

Is BEFANA valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEFANA is not in it.
How many points is BEFANA worth?: BEFANA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to BEFANA?: BEFANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BEFANA:

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