Is FANAL valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is FANAL worth?

FANAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FANAL?

FANAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

FANAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points

It depends on the list you play by. FANAL 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 accept it.

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Depends on the listFANAL · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

8points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 43,569odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FANAL?

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	Valid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful FANAL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FANAL

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How FANAL scores

Scrabble f4a1n1a1l1 8

Words with Friends f4a1n2a1l2 10

Face value of the 5 tiles in FANAL, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
a	2	9
n	1	6
l	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.

Words starting with FANAL

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1 longer words begin with FANAL.

Shorter words from the letters in FANAL

alfa7 faan7 flan7 alan4 anal4 lana4 nala4 alf6 faa6 fan6 aal3 ala3 ana3 fa5 aa2 al2 an2 la2 na2

Common questions about FANAL

Is FANAL valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FANAL worth?: FANAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FANAL?: FANAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FANAL:

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