Is FANBOY valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANBOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is FANBOY worth?

FANBOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to FANBOY?

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

FANBOY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. FANBOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.

f4a1n1b3o1y4

PlayableFANBOY · 6 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF

14points in Scrabble

15points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 344,923odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept FANBOY?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.33

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.83%

Our own measure of how useful FANBOY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for FANBOY

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

fanboys15

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

How FANBOY scores

Scrabble f4a1n1b3o1y4 14

Words with Friends f4a1n2b4o1y3 15

Face value of the 6 tiles in FANBOY, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
f	1	2
a	1	9
n	1	6
b	1	2
o	1	8
y	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.

Words starting with FANBOY

fanboys15

1 longer words begin with FANBOY.

Shorter words from the letters in FANBOY

boyf12 bony9 fano7 bona6 fay9 foy9 aby8 bay8 boy8 fab8 fob8 yob8 any6 fan6 fon6 nay6 noy6 oaf6 ony6 yon6 ban5 bao5 boa5 bon5 nab5 nob5 oba5 fy8 by7 ay5 fa5 ny5 of5 oy5 ya5 yo5 ab4 ba4 bo4 ob4

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Common questions about FANBOY

Is FANBOY valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANBOY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is FANBOY worth?: FANBOY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to FANBOY?: FANBOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of FANBOY:

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