BEFORTUNE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BEFORTUNE 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BEFORTUNE?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful BEFORTUNE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEFORTUNE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEFORTUNE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BEFORTUNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BEFORTUNE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with BEFORTUNE
2 longer words begin with BEFORTUNE.
Shorter words from the letters in BEFORTUNE
Showing 40 of 275. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about BEFORTUNE
- Is BEFORTUNE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BEFORTUNE is not in it.
- How many points is BEFORTUNE worth?
- BEFORTUNE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BEFORTUNE?
- BEFORTUNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BEFORTUNE:
Open BEFORTUNE in the Word Finder