FANFARONA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FANFARONA 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 FANFARONA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANFARONA is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANFARONA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
fanfaronasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FANFARONA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FANFARONA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FANFARONA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with FANFARONA
5 longer words begin with FANFARONA.
Shorter words from the letters in FANFARONA
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Common questions about FANFARONA
- Is FANFARONA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FANFARONA is not in it.
- How many points is FANFARONA worth?
- FANFARONA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FANFARONA?
- FANFARONA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FANFARONA:
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