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.
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
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
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.
What does FAINS mean in Scrabble?
FAINS is the present-tense form of FAIN used with he, she and it.
FAIN(adverb) — Gladly, willingly, or by preference, used in old-fashioned or literary English.
Anagrams of FAINS
The 5 tiles of FAINS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FAINS
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