FAIKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAIKS 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 FAIKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAIKS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAIKS
No single letter turns FAIKS into another word.
How FAIKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAIKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does FAIKS mean in Scrabble?
FAIKS is the present-tense form of FAIK used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of FAIKS
The 5 tiles of FAIKS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FAIKS
Common questions about FAIKS
- Is FAIKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAIKS is not in it.
- How many points is FAIKS worth?
- FAIKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAIKS?
- No single letter can be added to FAIKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAIKS:
Open FAIKS in the Word Finder