FAILOVERS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAILOVERS 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FAILOVERS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAILOVERS is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAILOVERS
No single letter turns FAILOVERS into another word.
How FAILOVERS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FAILOVERS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FAILOVERS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FAILOVERS
- All 9 letters of FAILOVERS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in FAILOVERS
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Common questions about FAILOVERS
- Is FAILOVERS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAILOVERS is not in it.
- How many points is FAILOVERS worth?
- FAILOVERS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAILOVERS?
- No single letter can be added to FAILOVERS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FAILOVERS:
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