FARBOROUGHS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. FARBOROUGHS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FARBOROUGHS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARBOROUGHS is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARBOROUGHS
No single letter turns FARBOROUGHS into another word.
How FARBOROUGHS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in FARBOROUGHS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FARBOROUGHS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in FARBOROUGHS
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Common questions about FARBOROUGHS
- Is FARBOROUGHS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FARBOROUGHS is not in it.
- How many points is FARBOROUGHS worth?
- FARBOROUGHS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FARBOROUGHS?
- No single letter can be added to FARBOROUGHS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of FARBOROUGHS:
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