FAINED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAINED 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FAINED?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FAINED is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAINED
No single letter turns FAINED into another word.
How FAINED scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in FAINED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
Anagrams of FAINED
The 6 tiles of FAINED in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FAINED
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Common questions about FAINED
- Is FAINED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAINED is not in it.
- How many points is FAINED worth?
- FAINED is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAINED?
- No single letter can be added to FAINED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FAINED:
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