FALLOWEST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FALLOWEST 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 FALLOWEST?
| 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 FALLOWEST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALLOWEST
No single letter turns FALLOWEST into another word.
How FALLOWEST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FALLOWEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FALLOWEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FALLOWEST mean in Scrabble?
FALLOWEST is the superlative form of FALLOW.
FALLOW(adjective) — Of farmland, ploughed but left unsown for a season so the soil can recover.
Shorter words from the letters in FALLOWEST
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Common questions about FALLOWEST
- Is FALLOWEST valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FALLOWEST is not in it.
- How many points is FALLOWEST worth?
- FALLOWEST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FALLOWEST?
- No single letter can be added to FALLOWEST to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FALLOWEST:
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