FAINING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAINING 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
f4a1i1n1i1n1g2
Depends on the listFAINING · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
11points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
7letters
0hooks available
1 in 548,956odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept FAINING?
| 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
49WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.57
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%full rack
Tile availability 20%6.29%
Our own measure of how useful FAINING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAINING
No single letter turns FAINING into another word.
How FAINING scores
Scrabble f4a1i1n1i1n1g2 11
Words with Friends f4a1i1n2i1n2g3 14
Face value of the 7 tiles in FAINING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 548,956.
Shorter words from the letters in FAINING
fingan10 fining10 fagin9 ingan6 fang8 fain7 fini7 naif7 agin5 gain5 ginn5 nang5 ngai5 inia4 nain4 fag7 fig7 gif7 fan6 fin6 gan4 gin4 ing4 nag4 ain3 ani3 ann3 inn3 nai3 nan3 fa5 fi5 if5 ag3 gi3 ai2 an2 in2 na2
Common questions about FAINING
- Is FAINING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAINING is not in it.
- How many points is FAINING worth?
- FAINING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAINING?
- No single letter can be added to FAINING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FAINING:
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