FADDLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. FADDLES 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FADDLES?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FADDLES is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FADDLES
No single letter turns FADDLES into another word.
How FADDLES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FADDLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FADDLES mean in Scrabble?
FADDLES is the present-tense form of FADDLE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in FADDLES
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Common questions about FADDLES
- Is FADDLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FADDLES is not in it.
- How many points is FADDLES worth?
- FADDLES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FADDLES?
- No single letter can be added to FADDLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FADDLES:
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