EFFORCES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. EFFORCES 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
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Depends on the listEFFORCES · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept EFFORCES?
| 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: 43 / 100
43WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful EFFORCES is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFORCES
No single letter turns EFFORCES into another word.
How EFFORCES scores
Scrabble e1f4f4o1r1c3e1s1 16
Words with Friends e1f4f4o1r1c4e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in EFFORCES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so EFFORCES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFORCES
coffees15 coffers15 efforce15 scoffer15 coffee14 coffer14 offers12 reffos12 forces11 fresco11 coffs13 scoff13 offer11 reffo11 feces10 force10 feers8 feres8 fores8 frees8 froes8 orfes8 reefs8 sefer8 ceres7 ceros7 cores7 corse7 crees7 score7 scree7 erose5 soree5 coff12 effs10 offs10 corf9 feer7 fees7 fere7
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Common questions about EFFORCES
- Is EFFORCES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and EFFORCES is not in it.
- How many points is EFFORCES worth?
- EFFORCES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to EFFORCES?
- No single letter can be added to EFFORCES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of EFFORCES:
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