EFFERENCE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. EFFERENCE 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept EFFERENCE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EFFERENCE is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFERENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
efferencesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EFFERENCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in EFFERENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 4 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EFFERENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about EFFERENCE
- The letter E appears four times in EFFERENCE.
- EFFERENCE begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with EFFERENCE
1 longer words begin with EFFERENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFERENCE
Common questions about EFFERENCE
- Is EFFERENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EFFERENCE is not in it.
- How many points is EFFERENCE worth?
- EFFERENCE is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EFFERENCE?
- EFFERENCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of EFFERENCE:
Open EFFERENCE in the Word Finder