FAINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. FAINS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
f4a1i1n1s1
Depends on the listFAINS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 19,364odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept FAINS?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful FAINS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FAINS
No single letter turns FAINS into another word.
How FAINS scores
Scrabble f4a1i1n1s1 8
Words with Friends f4a1i1n2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in FAINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
Anagrams of FAINS
The 5 tiles of FAINS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FAINS
fain7 fans7 fins7 naif7 ains4 anis4 isna4 sain4 fan6 fas6 fin6 ifs6 sif6 ain3 ais3 ani3 ans3 ins3 nai3 nas3 nis3 sai3 san3 sin3 fa5 fi5 if5 ai2 an2 as2 in2 is2 na2 si2
Common questions about FAINS
- Is FAINS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FAINS is not in it.
- How many points is FAINS worth?
- FAINS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FAINS?
- No single letter can be added to FAINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FAINS:
Open FAINS in the Word Finder