FANKLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. FANKLES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FANKLES?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FANKLES is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FANKLES
No single letter turns FANKLES into another word.
How FANKLES scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in FANKLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does FANKLES mean in Scrabble?
FANKLES is the present-tense form of FANKLE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in FANKLES
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Common questions about FANKLES
- Is FANKLES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FANKLES, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FANKLES worth?
- FANKLES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FANKLES?
- No single letter can be added to FANKLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of FANKLES:
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